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Why is mitosis also called equational division?
AChromosome number is unchanged
BChromosome number is halved
CChromosome number is doubled
DChromosome number is tripled
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Chromosome number is unchanged
Daughter cells receive the same chromosome number as the parent, so the division is equational.
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