type of nuclear division that maintains the chromosome number; each new daughter cell contains the same genetic information as the parent cell. they are also genetically identical to each other
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having only one set of chromosomes; represented by the symbol n
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matching chromosomes containing the same genes at the same places (loci). they may contain different alleles for some of the genes
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type of nuclear division that results in the formation of cells containing half the number of chromosomes of the parent cell
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process by which stem cells become specialised into different types of cells
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cells that constitute lining tissue
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red blood cell
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type of white blood cell that is phagocytic (can ingest microbes and small particles)
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unspecialised cell able to express all of its genes and divide by mitosis
