How do the daughter cells at the end of mitosis and cytokinesis compare with their parent cell when it was in G₁ of the cell cycle?
A)The daughter cells have half the amount of cytoplasm and half the amount of DNA.
B)The daughter cells have half the number of chromosomes and half the amount of DNA.
C)The daughter cells have the same number of chromosomes and half the amount of DNA.
D)The daughter cells have the same number of chromosomes and the same amount of DNA.
E)The daughter cells have the same number of chromosomes and twice the amount of DNA.

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During mitosis and cytokinesis, the daughter cells receive an identical copy of the parent cell's chromosomes and DNA. Therefore, the daughter cells have the same number of chromosomes and the same amount of DNA as the parent cell in G₁ phase of the cell cycle.

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