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Lesson 2 - Cell and Cell Division
Lesson 2 - Cell and Cell Division
Can you identify the role of cell division in the following images? Make a
brief explanation in 2-3 sentences
The role of cell division in the following images is classified into two:
reproduction and growth of cells and tissues growth and maintenance. Cells divide to
produce more and more cells so living things can grow and it is the byproduct of
sexually reproductive organisms noticing from the developing embryo and the
fertilized egg dividing into two. While cells are also involved in tissue renewal, where it
divides to replace old, dead or damaged cells.
Question: Why do you think full siblings from the same two parents can
look very different from one another?
Despite having the same parents, siblings from the same parents can often
appear to be so unlike. As aforementioned, this is because the set of genes in one person
might be vastly different from the set of genes in the other.
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Module 1. Heredity, Variation and Cell Division
The cell duplicates its chromosomes and ensures that its systems are ready for
cell division during interphase (also known as the S phase).
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