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General Knowledge · Q865

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Competitive Exams · General Knowledge · question 865

Q865

The type of division which occurs in somatic cells is known as

A.
Mitosis
Answer
B.
Meiosis
C.
Binary Fission
D.
Regeration

Answer: Option A

Solution

Answer: Option A
Solution:
Most of the time when people refer to “cell division,” they mean mitosis, the process of making new body cells and it occurs in all somatic cells. Meiosis is the type of cell division that creates egg and sperm cells i.e. Germ cells which are helpful in sexual reproduction.