BRAINCAKEThe Importance of Mitosis
Mitosis is used for growth, repair and asexual reproduction.
The size of tissues and organs increases by adding new cells.
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Key terms in this lesson
- mitosis
- Nuclear division that produces two daughter nuclei, each genetically identical to the parent nucleus.
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- Metaphase
- Anaphase
- Telophase
- Cytokinesis
- Cancer and the Control of Mitosis
- Treatment of Cancer
- Cell Division in Prokaryotic Cells
- The Replication of Viruses
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