Mitosis is defined as the division of a sex cell and results in four identical daughter cells. Is this statement true?

The statement about mitosis describing the division of a sex cell and resulting in four identical daughter cells is not accurate, which makes the answer false. Mitosis is a process that involves a single division of a somatic cell, resulting in two identical daughter cells, each having the same number of chromosomes as the parent cell. These daughter cells are genetically identical to each other and to the original cell.

Sex cells, on the other hand, are produced through a different process called meiosis, which is responsible for creating gametes. Meiosis involves two rounds of division and results in four genetically diverse daughter cells, each with half the number of chromosomes compared to the original cell. This distinction between mitosis and meiosis is essential to understand cellular reproduction and genetic diversity.

Thus, the statement is false because it conflates the processes of mitosis and meiosis, incorrectly describes the number of daughter cells produced, and misrepresents the type of cell division relevant to sex cells.