In animal cells and in the meristem cells of land plants, the nuclear envelope disintegrates during mitosis. This disintegration does not occur in the cells of most protists and fungi. According to our current knowledge of plant evolution, which group of organisms should feature mitosis most similar to that of land plants?

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Charophytes are the closest living relatives of land plants, so it is likely that they have a mitosis process most similar to that of land plants.

In Animal Cells and in the Meristem Cells of Land