Mitosis
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- Created on: 12-10-16 15:19
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- The Significance of Mitosis
- Chromosome number
- Produces cells that are genetically identical for genetic stability
- Asexual reproduction
- Take place in unicellular organisms, some insects, and some flowering plants (no genetic variation)
- Damage and disease
- If the genes controlling the cell cycle are damages, cells may not divide or divide too frequently (cause a tumour)
- Cancer causing gene = oncogene
- If the genes controlling the cell cycle are damages, cells may not divide or divide too frequently (cause a tumour)
- Chromosome number
- Growth
- An organism can increase its cell number = can grow, repair tissues + replace dead cells
- The Significance of Mitosis
- Chromosome number
- Produces cells that are genetically identical for genetic stability
- Asexual reproduction
- Take place in unicellular organisms, some insects, and some flowering plants (no genetic variation)
- Damage and disease
- If the genes controlling the cell cycle are damages, cells may not divide or divide too frequently (cause a tumour)
- Cancer causing gene = oncogene
- If the genes controlling the cell cycle are damages, cells may not divide or divide too frequently (cause a tumour)
- Chromosome number
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