What term refers to the new cells produced by cell division?

What term refers to the new cells produced by cell division?

• A. Mitosis
• B. Chromosome
• C. Meiosis
• D. Daughter cells

Answer: (D)

Daughter cells are the new cells produced by cell division. After a division event, the resulting cells are called daughter cells—the term directly names the products of the division. Mitosis and meiosis describe the processes that create these new cells, not the cells themselves, while a chromosome is the DNA-containing structure inside the cell, not the new cell. In mitosis you get two daughter cells; in meiosis you ultimately get four, but all are the daughter cells derived from the original parent cell.

Daughter cells are the new cells produced by cell division. After a division event, the resulting cells are called daughter cells—the term directly names the products of the division. Mitosis and meiosis describe the processes that create these new cells, not the cells themselves, while a chromosome is the DNA-containing structure inside the cell, not the new cell. In mitosis you get two daughter cells; in meiosis you ultimately get four, but all are the daughter cells derived from the original parent cell.