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Pick up the correct statement :
(a) Mitosis occurs in somatic cells and meiosis in germ cells
(b) DNA replicates once in mitosis and twice in meiosis
`(c)`Mitosis and meiosis occur both in sexually and asexually reproducing organisms.

A

a only

B

b only

C

c only

D

a and b only

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