1.7 Mitosis

1.7 Mitosis

This lesson covers:

• Why multicellular organism require a continuous supply of new cells 
• What the 'cell cycle' is 
• What 'chromosomes' are 
• How mitosis works 

Notes:

• All multicellular organisms require a continuous supply of new cells
• Growth, development, repair
• The process of new cells generating is the 'cell cycle'
• Can be thought of as the life cycle of the cell
• 3 main stages: Growth, DNA replication + mitosis, division (cytokinisis)
• First, the cell grows in size (this is so that it has space to replicate)
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