Multiple choice

Which of the following statements regarding mitosis is INCORRECT?

  1. Mitosis occurs in all eukaryotic and prokayotic cells.

  2. The process of mitosis is fast and highly complex.

  3. Mitosis produces two daughter cells.

  4. Mitosis begins when the chromosomes condense and become visible.

  5. As mitosis completes, the cell begins cytokinesis.
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Explanation

Mitosis occurs only in eukaryotic cells and the process varies in different groups. For example, animals undergo an "open" mitosis, where the nuclear envelope breaks down before the chromosomes separate while fungi, such as Aspergillus nidulans and Saccharomyces cerevisiae (yeast) undergo a "closed" mitosis, where chromosomes divide within an intact cell nucleus.

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