Monday: Science
What is the process by which cells divide to produce two identical daughter cells?
Hint: This process is essential for growth and repair, creating two identical cells from one original cell… →
Mitosis is the process by which a single cell divides to produce two genetically identical daughter cells
It is a critical part of the cell cycle, enabling growth, repair, and asexual reproduction in multicellular organisms.
During mitosis, the cell undergoes several stages: prophase, metaphase, anaphase, and telophase, ensuring the accurate replication and separation of chromosomes into two nuclei.
Following mitosis, the process of cytokinesis divides the cytoplasm, completing the creation of two new cells. Unlike meiosis, which produces genetically diverse gametes, mitosis ensures genetic consistency across cells, maintaining the same DNA in each daughter cell.
