Mitosis

• chromosomes contain genetic information
• the nucleus of a cell contains chromosomes
• chromosomes are coiled up lengths of DNA molecules
• body cells normally have two copies of each chromosome. this makes them diploid cells
• each of the two chromosomes comes from the organisms mother and father
• the cell cycle makes new cells for growth and repair
• cell cycle is the process when multicellular organism divide to produce new cells
• mitosis is when the cell divides in the cell cycle
• mitosis is used for growth and to replace damaged cells
• some organisms use mitosis to reproduce