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What would happen if sister chromatids did not separate during mitosis?

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What would happen if sister chromatids did not separate during mitosis?.

  1. A.Daughter cells would have unequal chromosome numbers
  2. B.Daughter cells would be genetically identical
  3. C.Chromosome number would double
  4. D.Cell division would not start

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Stages of Mitosis

A diagram shows duplicated chromosomes aligned in the middle of the cell, then sister chromatids being pulled apart to opposite poles.

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    State what happens to the duplicated chromosomes during mitosis.

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