Multiple choice

Which of the following statements about the significance of mitosis is false?

  1. Multicellular organisms grow due to mitosis.

  2. Mitosis contributes towards the repair of cells.

  3. Mitosis increases the genetic variability in the population of organisms from one generation to the next.

  4. The production of diploid daughter cells with identical genetic complement is a resultant of mitosis.

  5. Mitotic divisions in the meristematic tissues result in a continuous growth of plants.
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Explanation

This is the correct option as this statement is false about the significance of mitosis. Meiosis increases the genetic variability in the population of organisms from one generation to the next.

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