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BIOLOGY, M5 2021 HSC 17 MC

The images show the sequence of changes in the chromosomes (stained black) during mitosis in plant cells.

Which statement is true for mitosis?

  1. Crossing over occurs during prophase.
  2. Sister chromatids separate during anaphase.
  3. Two daughter cells are produced during telophase.
  4. Homologous pairs of chromosomes line up in metaphase.
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`B`

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→ Anaphase is the process in which the sister chromatids move away from one another to opposite poles of the spindle and thus separate in mitosis.

`=>B`

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BIOLOGY, M5 2018 HSC 4 MC

Which of the following describes the daughter cells produced as a result of mitosis?

  1. Two genetically different cells
  2. Two genetically identical cells
  3. Four genetically different cells
  4. Four genetically identical cells
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`B`

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→ Mitosis is the division of the nucleus which produces two identical sets of DNA, and therefore two identical daughter cells.

`=>B`