In _____, the number of cells doubles, whereas in _____, the number of chromosomes in the resulting four cells is half of what the parent cell contained.
A) meiosis; mitosis
B) mitosis; meiosis
C) genotype; phenotype
D) phenotype; genotype

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In mitosis, a single cell divides to produce two identical daughter cells, each with the same number of chromosomes as the parent cell, effectively doubling the number of cells. In meiosis, a single cell undergoes two successive divisions to produce four daughter cells, each with half the number of chromosomes of the parent cell, reducing the chromosome number by half.

In _____, the Number of Cells Doubles, Whereas in _____

In _, the Number of Cells Doubles, Whereas in _