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What are the functions of cell division? - Coggle Diagram
What are the functions of cell division?
The Genetic Material Is Replicated During Cell Division
The hereditary information of all living cells is contained in
deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)
composed of subunits called
nucleotides
packaged into
chromosomes
genes
The units of inheritance
Cell Division Is Required for Growth, Development, and Repair of Multicellular Organisms
This growth and development
the result of many rounds
mitotic cell division
cell cycle
The sequence of events in the life of a cell, from one cell division to the next
Many of the daughter cells differentiate, becoming specialized for specific functions
such as contraction (muscle cells) or fighting infections (white blood cells)
Cell Division Is Required for Sexual and Asexual Reproduction
Sexual reproduction
occurs when offspring are produced by the fusion of gametes (sperm and eggs)
asexual reproduction
Reproduction in which offspring are formed from a single parent, without having sperm fertilize eggs
Examples:
Bacteria
Reproduction
prokaryotic fission
archaea
is
When a parent cell divides into two daughter cells
Important Characteristics
Self-renewal and potency
the critical importance of cellular reproduction for all living organisms