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Question
Why is mitosis called equational division?
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Solution
- Chromosomes multiply and equally distribute between the two daughter nuclei during mitosis, a type of cell division that results in daughter cells that have the same number and kind of chromosomes as the parent cell.
- Thus, the term equational division is used to describe mitosis.
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