Given below is a diagram representing a stage during mitotic cell division. Study it carefully and answer the following question.
(d) How will you differentiate between mitosis and meiosis on the basis of the chromosome number in the daughter cells?

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(d) In Mitosis: The chromosome number in the daughter cell is the same as that of the mother cell i.e., diploid mother cell gives rise to 2 diploid daughter cells.
In Meiosis: The chromosome number is halved in the daughter cells i.e., the diploid mother cell gives rise to four haploid daughter cells

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(a) Is it a plant cell or an animal cell? Give a reason to support your answer.
(b) Identify the stage shown.
(c) Name the stage that follows the one shown here. How is that stage identified?
(d) How will you differentiate between mitosis and meiosis on the basis of the chromosome number in the daughter cells?
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Given below is a diagram representing a stage during mitotic cell division in an animal cell. Examine it carefully and answer the questions which follow.
(a) Identify the stage. Give one reason in support of your answer.
(b) Name the cell organelle that forms the 'aster'.
(c) Name the parts labelled 1, 2 and 3.
(d) Name the stage that follows the one shown here. How is that stage identified?
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(i) The number of daughter cells produced.
(ii) The chromosome number in the daughter cells.