With the possible exception of mutation, the two daughter cells produced in the illustration below are identical to one another.

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During mitosis, the parent cell divides into two daughter cells that are genetically identical to each other. This is because each daughter cell receives a complete set of chromosomes from the parent cell. The only exception would be if a mutation occurred during cell division, but that is not depicted or mentioned in the given illustration.

With the Possible Exception of Mutation, the Two Daughter Cells