Which of the following types of cell division results in two identical daughter nuclei?

The process that results in two identical daughter nuclei is mitosis. During mitosis, a single cell divides to produce two daughter cells, each containing the same number of chromosomes as the original cell. This is a crucial mechanism for growth, repair, and asexual reproduction in multicellular organisms.

Mitosis involves several phases: prophase, metaphase, anaphase, and telophase. During prophase, the chromatin condenses into visible chromosomes, and the mitotic spindle begins to form. In metaphase, the chromosomes align at the cell's equatorial plane. Anaphase follows, during which sister chromatids are pulled apart to opposite poles of the cell. Finally, during telophase, the chromosomes de-condense back into chromatin, and nuclear envelopes reform around each set of chromosomes, resulting in two genetically identical nuclei.

While other processes like binary fission also result in two daughter cells, they are predominantly observed in prokaryotic organisms and can involve different mechanisms compared to the eukaryotic mitosis. Cytokinesis refers specifically to the division of the cytoplasm after nuclear division, and meiosis results in four genetically diverse daughter cells, not two identical ones. Thus, mitosis is uniquely defined by