mitosis

The daughter cells are usually genetically similar. This topic is part of Cell Biology within Science & Nature. This page currently draws on 6 supporting questions, with answers and bonus facts available below.

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Mitosis produces how many daughter cells from one parent cell?

Answer: Two

Bonus fact: The daughter cells are usually genetically similar.

What happens to chromosomes during metaphase of mitosis?

Answer: They line up near the cell's middle

Bonus fact: The metaphase plate organizes chromosomes before separation.

During which mitotic stage do sister chromatids separate?

Answer: Anaphase

Bonus fact: Spindle fibers pull chromatids toward opposite poles.

What type of cell division makes most body cells?

Answer: Mitosis

Bonus fact: Mitosis produces genetically similar daughter cells.

Which cytoskeletal components are rigid hollow rods about 25 nanometers in diameter and are built from tubulin?

Answer: Microtubules

Bonus fact: Microtubules help maintain cell shape and participate in movements including chromosome separation during mitosis.

What process produces the many cells of a growing embryo from one fertilized egg?

Answer: Mitosis

Bonus fact: Repeated mitotic divisions increase cell number.

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