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Which statement best describes the overall change that occurs as a result of mitosis?
One cell becomes two cells that have identical copies of DNA.
One cell becomes two cells that have different copies of DNA.
Two cells become two cells that have identical copies of DNA.
Two cells become two cells that have different copies of DNA.

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One cell becomes two cells that have identical copies of DNA.

Explanation: During mitosis (following DNA replication in S phase), the duplicated chromosomes are evenly separated so each daughter cell receives the same genetic information. This differs from meiosis, which produces genetically different cells.