Question

mitosis and meiosis are processes involved in cellular reproduction. which of the following describes and event that results from mitosis but not meiosis?
a. two stages of cell division
b. replication of cellular genetic material
c. daughter cells that are identical to the parent cell
d. four daughter cells that are produced from each parent cell

Explanation:

• Option A: Both mitosis (one stage of division, though with phases) and meiosis (two stages: meiosis I and meiosis II) involve cell division stages, so this is not unique to mitosis.
• Option B: Both mitosis and meiosis involve replication of genetic material (DNA replication) before division, so this is not unique to mitosis.
• Option C: Mitosis produces two daughter cells that are genetically identical to the parent cell. Meiosis produces four daughter cells that are genetically different (due to crossing over and independent assortment) from the parent cell and from each other. So this is an event from mitosis but not meiosis.
• Option D: Meiosis produces four daughter cells from one parent cell, while mitosis produces two. So this is a result of meiosis, not mitosis.

Answer:

C. daughter cells that are identical to the parent cell