Biology GCSE
Mitosis and cloning
What Mitosis and cloning means in Biology GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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The hybridoma divides by mitosis to form a clone, and because cell division produces genetically identical cells, all the antibody produced is identical.
Topics that use Mitosis and cloning
- Producing monoclonal antibodies (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Antigen-antibody specificity
- clone
- Cloning
- Large-scale production
- Medical applications
- Mitosis
- Monoclonal antibodies
- Purification
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