Question

Why is mitosis called equational division?

Answer 1

Mitosis is the process of cell division wherein the chromosomes replicate and get equally distributed into two daughter cells. The chromosome number in each daughter cell is equal to that in the parent cell, i.e., diploid. Hence, mitosis is known as equational division.

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Answer 2

Answer:

Mitosis is called equational division because the number of chromosomes after undergoing mitosis remains the same. Which is if they were diploid they will remain diploid and if they r haploid they will remain haploid.

In mitosis replication occurs and then division which results in similar results as the parent. The DNA concentration reduces by half after mitosis. The reductional division takes place in meiosis-I while meiosis-II also undergoes equational division.