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Cell Cycle And Cell Division

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Why does a multi cellular organism require two types of cell division ?

Solution

There are two distinct type of cell divisions taking place in multicellular organisms. One is mitosis in somatic cells for growth and healing of wounds and the other is meiosis in reproductive cells for producing gametes having half the number of chromosomes in order to maintain the number of chromosomes in the organism. It is essential to maintain the characters of the species. Therefore both type of cell division are necessary for an organism.

Some More Questions From Cell Cycle and Cell Division Chapter

What are two types of cells on the basis of presence or absence of nucleus ?

Name an important event that occurs during meiosis and not during mitosis.

Name a cell that has half the number of chromosomes. Name the process responsible for the reduced number.

Name the sub-stage of meiosis in which crossing over takes place.

At which stage of mitosis, the two chromatids of each chromosome separate and move towards opposite poles.

Name the cell division which is responsible for growth and healing of wounds.

What type of cell division can produce variations ?

Name the active site of meiosis in flowering plants.

What is synapsis ?

Who coined the term mitosis?

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