a cell formed by the division or budding of another
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what is mitosis?
a type of cell division that results in 2 daughter cells each having the same number and kind of chromosomes as the parent nucleus, typical of ordinary tissue growth.
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what is meiosis?
a type of cell division that results in four daughter cells each with half the number of chromosomes of the parent cell, as in the production of gametes and plant spores.
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what is a non-communicable disease?
a disease that is non-infectious or non-transmissible
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what is a communicable disease?
transmissible diseases, are illnesses that result from the infection, presence and growth of pathogenic (capable of causing disease)
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where do you find DNA?
DNA is found in chromosomes which are in the nucleus of a cell
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how many chromosomes are in a sperm/egg cell?
sex cells only contain 1 chromosome from each pair but when the egg cell joins he sperm cell, the fertilized egg contains 23 pairs of chromosomes altogether.
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what is mitosis?
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a type of cell division that results in 2 daughter cells each having the same number and kind of chromosomes as the parent nucleus, typical of ordinary tissue growth.
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