The process through which a single cell divides into two identical daughter cells is called _____ ; the process through which two specialized cells combine to form a new cell with genetic information from each cell is called _____.

A) mitosis; meiosis
B) meiosis; evolution
C) mitosis; recombination
D) reproduction; evolution

Mitosis

A process of cell division that results in two genetically identical daughter cells from a single parent cell.

Meiosis

A form of cell division that reduces the number of chromosomes by half, creating four haploid cells, each genetically distinct from the parent and from each other.

Reproduction

The natural method through which offspring are generated from their progenitors.