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During which stage of mitosis are complete sets of chromosomes drawn to opposite sides of the parent cell?
Mitosis is a kind of cell division, where a parent cell splits into two identical daughter cells. Two cells are created during mitosis, but the original cell no longer exists so the total number will go up by one (or, if you're looking at multiple cells, the total number will double). The new cells have the same number of chromosomes as the original cell before it divided.
The daughter cells in meiosis have half the number of sets of chromosomes compared to the parent cell. This means that in humans, the daughter cells would have 23 pairs of chromosomes instead of the 46 pairs in the parent cell.
Mitotic cell division produces two genetically identical daughter cells that are genetically identical to their parent cell. The daughter cells that result from mitotic cell division are 2n, having two sets of chromosomes. Meiotic cell division produces four genetically non-identical cells that are 1n, having only one set of chromosomes. The parent cell for meiotic cell division is 2n.
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During which stage of mitosis are complete sets of chromosomes drawn to opposite sides of the parent cell?