Nuclear division that occurs in somatic cells is called
A) mitosis
B) amitosis
C) meiosis
D) ameiosis
E) cytokinesis

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Mitosis is the nuclear division that occurs in somatic cells, which are all the cells in the body except for the sperm and egg cells. Amitosis is not a recognized process of nuclear division, while meiosis is the nuclear division that occurs in cells that will become sperm and egg cells. Ameiosis is not a recognized process, and cytokinesis is the division of the cytoplasm that occurs after nuclear division.

Nuclear Division That Occurs in Somatic Cells Is Called