The two resulting cells formed by mitosis have:
A)the same number of chromosomes as the parent cell
B)one-half the number of chromosomes of the parent cell
C)twice the number of chromosomes of the parent cell
D)none of the above

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During mitosis, the chromosomes are duplicated, and then each set of duplicated chromosomes is distributed to the two resulting cells. This means that each resulting cell has the same number of chromosomes as the parent cell. So, choice A is correct. Choices B and C are not correct because mitosis does not reduce or increase the number of chromosomes. Choice D is not correct because one of the choices (A) is correct.

The Two Resulting Cells Formed by Mitosis Have