Mitosis describes division of which type of cells?

• A. Somatic
• B. Cancer
• C. Muscle
• D. Germ

Answer: (A)

Mitosis is the process by which most body cells divide to produce two genetically identical diploid daughter cells, supporting growth, development, and tissue repair. This happens in somatic (body) cells, not in germ cells, which divide by meiosis to form haploid gametes. Cancer involves uncontrolled division and is not a distinct cell type, and muscle cells are simply a specialized group of somatic cells that can still undergo mitosis in growth or repair contexts. Therefore, the division described by mitosis applies to somatic cells.