NEETBotanyCell Cycle and Cell Division
Mitosis is characterised by
Options
- AReduction division
- BEqual division
- CBoth reduction and equal division
- DPairing of homologous chromosomes
Correct answer
B. Equal division
Step-by-step solution
Mitosis is the most dramatic period of the cell cycle, involving a major reorganisation of virtually all components of the cell. Since the number of chromosomes in the parent and progeny cells is the same, it is also called as equational division.