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Growth, Development, and Reproduction of Organisms

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Growth, Development, and Reproduction of Organisms: Cell Division: Mitosis and Meiosis

Cell Division

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Cell Division

Cell division is the process by which cells reproduce to support growth, repair, and reproduction in living organisms. There are two main types of cell division – mitosis and meiosis.

Mitosis is the process that produces identical cells for growth, tissue repair, and asexual ...

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The process of creating new cells from preexisting ones is called Cell division. It is a continuous process that occurs in all living things.

In animals, including humans, it all starts with the fusion of a male and female sex cell, such as a sperm and an egg, to make a fertilized cell, called a zygote.

This first cell divides into t...

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