Mitosis results in how many diploid cells?

Mitosis is a type of cell division that results in the production of two genetically identical diploid cells from a single parent cell. During this process, the cell goes through a series of stages—prophase, metaphase, anaphase, and telophase—where the chromosomes are duplicated and then evenly divided between two new nuclei.

In diploid organisms, cells typically contain two sets of chromosomes, one inherited from each parent. Since mitosis involves the replication of chromosomes and the division of the nucleus into two separate nuclei, the outcome is the formation of two cells, each with the same diploid chromosome number as the original cell. This is fundamental for growth, development, and tissue repair in multicellular organisms, as it allows for the maintenance of the correct genetic information across cells.

The other answers do not represent the outcome of mitosis, as it specifically leads to two cells rather than one, three, or four. Each of those numbers suggests different forms of cell division, such as meiosis, which results in four haploid cells, rather than the replication and division seen in mitosis.