How do the daughter cells at the end of mitosis and cytokinesis compare to their parent cell when it was in G₁ of the cell cycle? A) The daughter cells have half of the amount of cytoplasm and half the amount of DNA. B) The daughter cells have half the number of chromosomes and half the amount of DNA. C) The daughter cells have the same number of chromosomes and half the amount of DNA. D) The daughter cells have the same number of chromosomes and the same amount of DNA. E) The daughter cells have the same number of chromosomes and twice the amount of DNA.

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Mitosis and cytokinesis result in the formation of two genetically identical daughter cells, each with the same number of chromosomes and the same amount of DNA as the parent cell before entering S phase (G₁). Therefore, choice D is the correct answer.

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