Cell division by mitosis

Cards (10)

  • Mitosis
    The process of cell division that produces two genetically identical daughter cells
  • Cell cycle involving mitosis
    • DNA replication
    • Chromosome separation
    • Cytoplasm and cell membrane division
  • Body cells contain 23 pairs of chromosomes
  • Gametes have unpaired chromosomes
  • Chromosomes
    Carry a large number of genes that determine many of our features
  • Animals and plants contain a very large number of cells
  • Cells can divide by either mitosis or meiosis
  • Cell cycle including mitosis
    1. DNA replication
    2. Chromosome separation
    3. Cytoplasm and cell membrane division
  • Mitosis copies one cell into two identical cells
  • Functions of mitosis
    • Growth and development of multicellular organisms
    • Repair of organisms
    • Asexual reproduction