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NEET UG BIOLOGY MCQ: CELL-CYCLE & CELL DIVISION
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Assertion: In animals, mitotic cell division is only seen in the diploid somatic cells.
Reason: Plants can show meiotic divisions in both haploid and diploid cells.
Reason: Plants can show meiotic divisions in both haploid and diploid cells.
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Correct option: C
Assertion is true but Reason is false.
Option C (Assertion is true but Reason is false) is correct because mitotic cell division in animals is generally seen in diploid somatic cells, but plants can show mitotic divisions in both haploid and diploid cells, not meiotic divisions.
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two specific stages in the cell cycle. Interkinesis means What is the approximate duration of cell cycle for a mammalian cell?