Biology GCSE
Mitosis and growth
What Mitosis and growth means in Biology GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Mitosis and growth
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The newly formed zygote divides by mitosis to produce genetically identical diploid cells, and repeated mitotic divisions cause the overall number of cells to increase.
Topics that use Mitosis and growth
- Meiosis (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Cell differentiation
- DNA replication before division
- Fertilisation
- Inheritance
- Two-stage nuclear division
- Diploid number
- Embryo development
- Haploid gamete formation
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