Producing New Cells

Producing New Cells

1. Mitosis

   • One cell diving into 2 daughter cells.
     • Every daughter cell formed requires a complete set of chromosomes. The complete set is called the chromosomes compliment. The diploid chromosome complement in humans is 46.
     • Before a cell divides it is important that all the genetic information in the nucleus is copied so that each daughter cell has all the required genetic information.
   • In multicellular organisms cell division is vital to grow and repair damaged cells.
   • Diploid means 2 matching sets (one from each parent) it contains 2 sets of chromosomes
     • White blood cell Skin cell
     • It's important that cells cells recieve a complete set of chromosomes from the parental cell so it can function properly

2. Stem Cells