Nuclear division in eukaryotic cells is called
A)meiosis.
B)mitosis.
C)binary fission.
D)cytokinesis.

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Meiosis is a type of cell division that produces gametes (sex cells) with half the number of chromosomes as the parent cell. Binary fission is a type of cell division in prokaryotic (bacterial) cells. Cytokinesis is the division of the cytoplasm that occurs after nuclear division. Therefore, the correct answer is mitosis, which is the process of nuclear division that produces two genetically identical daughter cells.

Nuclear Division in Eukaryotic Cells Is Called