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Mitosis does not include the division of

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nucleus

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cytoplasm

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centrioles

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none of these

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Solution

The correct option is C centrioles
During mitosis, there is division of nucleus and cytoplasm. The division of nucleus is called karyokinesis and division of cytoplasm is called cytokinesis.

Centrioles duplicate/divide during S phase of interphase of cell cycle and not during mitosis.

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