Mitosis in a diploid cell produces
Afour haploid cells that are genetically different.
Bfour diploid cells.
Ctwo diploid cells that are genetically identical to the parent cell.CORRECT
Dtwo haploid cells.
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Mitosis is a single division that separates identical sister chromatids, giving two daughter cells with the same chromosome number and the same genes as the parent, which is what growth and repair require. Four genetically different haploid cells are produced by meiosis.
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