<span>The correct answer is B. to form new somatic cells.</span>
Mitosis or cell division is a process where a single somatic cell divides into two genetically identical daughter cells. It is a stage of cell cycle together with interphase (before) and cytokinesis (after). <span>Mitosis consists of four phases: prophase, prometaphase, metaphase, anaphase, and telophase.</span>
