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Can there be mitosis without DNA replication in 'S' phase?

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No. There cannot be mitosis without DNA replication because mitosis involves splitting of chromosomes at a centromere thereby separating the replicated chromosomes. Without DNA replication, DNA cannot be divided equally into two daughter cell.
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