Combined Science GCSE
Mitosis
What Mitosis means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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One parent cell divides once to give two daughter cells that are genetically identical to each other and to the parent, so chromosome number is unchanged.
The process in which the sister chromatids are separated so that one copy of each chromosome goes into each new nucleus.
Division by which a fertilised egg produces many genetically identical cells as development continues.
The stage of the cell cycle in which the copied chromosomes are separated and the nucleus divides.
The division by which meristem cells produce more unspecialised cells before differentiation.
The only form of cell division involved in asexual reproduction.
Topics that use Mitosis
- Cell differentiation (AQA GCSE)
- Mitosis and the cell cycle (AQA GCSE)
- Sexual and asexual reproduction (AQA GCSE)
- Stem cells (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Differentiation
- Meiosis
- Meristem tissue
- Stem cells
- Adult cell cloning
- Adult stem cells and potency
- Animal and plant differences
- Cell cycle stages
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