B. the same number of chromosomes as the parent cell. - as a result of mitosis.
For humans, we have 19,000 protein-coding genomes. For every gene, there are 2 alleles. This means that humans have 38,000 alleles (19,000×2=38,000).
Cell division is known as how organisms grow and repair themselves.
For example the parent cell divides forming 2 daughter cells identical to the parent.
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It allows for procreation
