What happens to the daughter cells in arithmetic growth following mitotic division?
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Correct answer: One daughter cell divides; the other differentiates
Arithmetic growth is defined by one daughter cell remaining meristematic and continuing to divide, while the other matures and differentiates into a permanent cell.
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