Which of the steps in this sequence of events is an example of mitosis at work?
A. A baseball hits the arm of a baseball player.
B. The player reacts quickly grabbing his arm.
C. A bruise forms where the ball hit the arm.
D. The bruise slowly disappears as the arm heals.
The Correct Answer is D. The bruise slowly disappears as the arm heals.
Mitosis is a phase in the cell cycle where the different sets of cromosomes are divided into two new nuclei, this means that new cells are formed, in the healing of a bruise the creation of new cells is a key process for healing, and that's why it's a good example of mitosis.
Mitosis is a process of cell division, in which one cell becomes two cells. The two daughters cells are exactly similar to the parental cell. This type of cell division play a vital in growth, repair and development of the body of organisms.