Which Division Is Called as Equational Division?

Mitosis is a type of cell division where the chromosomes replicate and equally distributed into two identical daughter cells The number of chromosomes in each daughter cell are equal to that of the parent cell which is thus called diploid. Therefore, the mitosis is known as equational division.

Which division is called equational division and why?

Note:Tricky method:- Mitosis is called equational division because number of chromosomes and amount of DNA in daughter cells remain equal to parent cells. Example like, if a parent cell has 18 chromosomes, then in daughter cells formed by mitosis and each have 18 chromosomes.

What is equational division?

Medical Definition of equational

: dividing into two equal parts —used especially of the mitotic cell division usually following reduction in meiosis.