Question

In mitosis, what kind of daughter cells are formed?

Answer 1

The daughter cells formed have identical genetic make-up as the parent cell.

Explanation:

During mitosis the parent cell will replicate its DNA into 4n and divide into the two daughter cells. The chromosomes will line up on the equator and one half of each chromosome will be pulled to opposite ends of the cell. The cell then cleaves and the cytoplasm separates. In each daughter cell there is the full set of 2n DNA that is an exact copy of the original DNA from the parent cell and of the other daughter cell.

Only in meiosis does genetic variation occur between each daughter cell. These are due to crossing over, independent assortment, segregation, etc.