EASY SCIENCE QUESTION NEED HELP URGENTLY In mitosis, replication occurs before the cell divides. What is the purpose of replication?
1) to provide each new cell with an exact duplicate of the original DNA
2) to transfer half of the traits of the parent cell to each new daughter cell
3) to remove defective base pairs from the DNA before the parent cell divides 4)to divide the parent cell's genes equally between the two new daughter cells​