The diagram below shows the process of cell division. Which of the following statements about the process is correct? (SC.912.L16.17)

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Two cells are produced, each containing half of the DNA of the parent cell.
Four cells are produced, each containing half of the DNA of the parent cell.
Two cells are produced, each containing a complete set of the parent cell’s DNA.
Three cells are produced: one cell receives the entire DNA of the parent and the other two synthesize new DNA from spare nucleotides.

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The correct statement about the process of cell division (specifically, mitosis) is:

"Two cells are produced, each containing a complete set of the parent cell’s DNA."

In mitosis, a single parent cell divides to produce two daughter cells, each with the same amount of DNA as the parent cell. Each daughter cell receives a complete set of chromosomes.