NEET Botany Significance of Cell Division Assertion Reason Question
Assertion (A): Mitosis is essential for the growth of multicellular organisms.
Reason (R): Mitosis results in haploid daughter cells with identical genetic material.
Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.
Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.
A is true, but R is false.
A is false.
Correct Answer
Detailed Explanation
Mitosis is essential for growth as it produces diploid daughter cells with identical genetic material, not haploid cells. The NCERT context specifies that mitosis results in diploid daughter cells.
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