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An Investigation Into the Stages of Mitosis
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Investigation into the different stages of Mitosis found in a prepared slide of Allium root tips Mitosis and meiosis are the two types of nuclear cell division which occur in animals and humans. Meiosis is the type of nuclear division which halves the number of chromosomes for sexual reproduction. Mitosis is the process which produces two genetically identical daughter cells, both of which have the same number of chromosomes in the nucleus, as in the parent cell. Mitosis is part of a process called the cell cycle. This process is very precisely controlled, as no information must be lost when the cells are dividing. The cell cycle consists of three phases - interphase; nuclear division; and cell division. Within the cycle there is a regular cycle of division, which is separated by periods in which the cell will grow. The first of the phases; interphase, is the longest phase and so...
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