Mitosis
17.2What the syllabus asks of you
- Describe mitosis as nuclear division giving rise to genetically identical cells (details of the stages of mitosis are not required)
- State the role of mitosis in growth, repair of damaged tissues, replacement of cells and asexual reproduction
- State that the exact replication of chromosomes occurs before mitosis
- State that during mitosis, the copies of chromosomes separate, maintaining the chromosome number in each daughter cell
- Describe stem cells as unspecialised cells that divide by mitosis to produce daughter cells that can become specialised for specific functions
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Chapter 16: Nuclear division: mitosis and meiosis
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