The correct answer is A. 2.
Mitosis is a type of cell division that results in two daughter cells that are genetically identical to the parent cell. The process of mitosis can be divided into four stages: prophase, metaphase, anaphase, and telophase.
In prophase, the chromosomes condense and become visible. The nuclear envelope breaks down, and the spindle fibers form.
In metaphase, the chromosomes line up at the center of the cell.
In anaphase, the sister chromatids of each chromosome are separated and pulled to opposite poles of the cell.
In telophase, the nuclear envelope reforms, and the chromosomes decondense. The cell divides into two daughter cells.
Each daughter cell contains the same number of chromosomes as the parent cell.
Option B is incorrect because four daughter cells are produced in meiosis. Meiosis is a type of cell division that results in four daughter cells that are genetically different from the parent cell.
Option C is incorrect because eight daughter cells are not produced in mitosis.
Option D is incorrect because mitosis does produce daughter cells.