Which of the following processes happen during mitosis?
A) Strands of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) break apart.
B) Adenine combines with its appropriate partner, cytosine.
C) Mitochondria are exchanged between cells.
D) Twenty-three chromosomes are created.

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During mitosis, the DNA strands break apart as part of the process of chromosome replication and segregation. This allows each daughter cell to receive an identical set of chromosomes. Choices B, C, and D are incorrect: Adenine pairs with thymine (not cytosine), mitochondria are not exchanged between cells during mitosis, and human cells typically have 46 chromosomes, not 23, which are duplicated and divided equally between the two daughter cells.

Which of the Following Processes Happen During Mitosis