If two daughter cells are formed during mitosis, how are DNA and chromosomes distributed?

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Solution

Mitosis is the kind of cell division which occurs in the body cells.

During mitosis, the chromosomes replicate themselves and get equally distributed into daughter nuclei.

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(a) Mitosis occurs in our ..... cells.
(b) Mitosis produces two daughter cells whereas meiosis produces ...... daughter cells.
(c) Meiosis occurs only in ..... cells.
(d) Modern humans have 46 chromosomes. Their sperms and eggs will have......chromosomes each.
(e) During the pairing of chromosomes in meiosis, the ...... chromosomes come to lie side by side.
(f) The.......(s) are surrounded by radiating rays and termed as aster.

Mention the difference between mitosis and meiosis with reference to:

The chromosome number of daughter cells formed.

Q. How many chromosomes are in each daughter cell in mitosis and meiosis respectively ?

Q. Why each DNA molecules duplicates in readiness for their equuitable distribution in the two daughter cells during mitosis?

Q. The replicated chromosomes (DNA) are then distributes to daughter nuclei by a complex series of events during cell division.

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