Question

are the resulting cell in mitosis identical or different from the parents cell? explain how the process of mitosis causes them to be identical or different

Answer 1

Mitosis is used to produce daughter cells that are genetically identical to the parent cells. The cell copies - or 'replicates' - its chromosomes, and then splits the copied chromosomes equally to make sure that each daughter cell has a full set.

In terms of DNA content, or the amount of DNA, the daughter cells are identical to the parent. If the term “identical” is used to represent what the daughter cells will eventually do or become, then the answer is less clear.

In organisms, mitosis is a way to produce two daughter cells that will have different functions or become different cell types. In either case, the daughter cells still have the same amount of DNA as the parent cell. However, mitosis is also a way to produce two daughter cells that will grow to become the same cell type that performs the same functions.