One difference between mitosis and meiosis is that mitosis ________.

A. produces cells genetically identical to the parent cell, but meiosis does not
B. requires only one parent cell, but meiosis requires two parent cells
C. produces haploid cells, but meiosis produces diploid cells
D. produces more daughter cells for each division than meiosis


A. produces cells genetically identical to the parent cell, but meiosis does not

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