Which of the following is true of both mitosis and meiosis?

Question

A) Both processes include two rounds of cell division.

B) Both processes produce daughter cells that are genetically identical to the mother cell.

C) Both processes give rise to four daughter cells.

D) Both processes include a stage wherein the sister chromatids are pulled apart and separated into chromosomes.

Answer 1

The answer is D.

Meiosis involves 2 rounds of cell division; mitosis involves one.

Meiosis gives rise to 4 daughter cells; mitosis gives rise to 2.

The 2 daughter cells of mitosis are identical to each other; the 4 daughter cells of meiosis are different from each other and different from the cell that produced them.