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Cell division

How new cells are made: a cell copies all of its DNA, then splits in two (mitosis), so each new cell gets a full, identical set of chromosomes. It is how a body grows from one cell and repairs itself.

Depth 1 · Foundation

You can explain why a cell copies its DNA before it divides, and that mitosis makes two identical cells for growth and repair.

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Depths of understanding

  1. 1

    Foundation

    You can explain why a cell copies its DNA before it divides, and that mitosis makes two identical cells for growth and repair.

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What's still between you and Cell division, depth 1, in the order you can learn it.

  1. 1Cell theoryDepth 1 · Foundation · The Cell
  2. 2CellsDepth 1 · Foundation · The Cell
  3. 3Parts of a cellDepth 1 · Foundation · The Cell
  4. 4DNADepth 1 · Foundation · Genes and Inheritance
  5. 5Cell divisionDepth 1 · Foundation · Genes and Inheritance

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