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.

Answer 1

The correct statement about the process of cell division in the context of mitosis is:

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

In mitosis, one parent cell divides to produce two daughter cells, each with the same number of chromosomes (and complete set of DNA) as the original parent cell. If the context is meiosis, which is a different type of cell division that produces gametes, then the correct answer would be: "Four cells are produced, each containing half of the DNA of the parent cell."

However, without the specific context provided in the image, the typical answer for mitosis is as stated above.