An illustration shows the process of mitosis inside a cell. The nucleus in the cell has two pairs of chromosomes. The DNA replication is followed by mitosis, which results in the production of two daughter cells.
Which type of cell is shown in the figure?
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Responses
polyploid cell
polyploid cell
diploid cell
diploid cell
triploid cell
triploid cell
haploid cell
1 answer
Based on your description of the illustration, the presence of two pairs of chromosomes indicates that the cell is diploid. A diploid cell contains two complete sets of chromosomes, one from each parent. Therefore, the correct response is:
diploid cell
