NEET Biology question

Statement 1: Mitosis is often called indirect division. Statement 2: Mitosis divides a parent cell into two daughter cells.

(A)Assertion is True, Reason is True; Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion
(B)Assertion is True, Reason is True; Reason is not the correct explanation for AssertionCorrect
(C)Assertion is True, Reason is False
(D)Assertion is False, Reason is True

Answer: (B)

Solution

Both statements are true, but mitosis is called "indirect" division because of its elaborate, visible intermediate machinery (spindle apparatus, chromosome condensation),

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