How can mitosis be a form of asexual reproduction?

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Connor Abernathy · Accepted Answer

Though for multi-cellular organisms, meiosis cell division is required for reproduction,some unicellular organisms like hydra and bacteria reproduce asexually by mitosis.

In mitosis, a diploid set of nucleus goes through Interphase and its DNA doubles for future requirements. As the cell goes through the stages of mitosis (prophase,metaphase,asaphase and telephase), its chromosomes are doubled and within it, forms gradually a new nucleus. So in telephase,we get a cell with two nuclei and then the cell goes through cytokynesis,the cytoplasm is divided and a new cell is formed.
For uniceller organisms,the daughter cell fromed from the parent cell is the offspring of the organism.

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Lydia Adams · Answer

undefined Mitosis can be a form of asexual reproduction because it involves the division of a single cell into two identical daughter cells, each with the same genetic material as the parent cell. This process allows organisms to reproduce without the need for a partner or the exchange of genetic material, which is characteristic of sexual reproduction.

Julian Aguilar · Answer

undefined Mitosis can be considered a form of asexual reproduction because it produces genetically identical daughter cells from a single parent cell. During mitosis, the parent cell duplicates its DNA and divides into two identical daughter cells. Each daughter cell receives an exact copy of the genetic material present in the parent cell. Since there is no genetic recombination or exchange of genetic material between different individuals, mitosis results in offspring that are clones of the parent cell. This process is characteristic of many unicellular organisms, as well as for the growth and repair of tissues in multicellular organisms. Therefore, mitosis serves as a mechanism for asexual reproduction by producing offspring that are genetically identical to the parent organism.