Mitosis

What does cell division allow our cells to do?

How many pairs of chromosomes are there in the human body?

How many copies of each chromosome does the human body have?

Where do the two chromosomes in each pair come from?

When a body cell divides, are the new cells identical to the original cell?

When the new cells made are identical to the original, what is this type of cell division called?

What do plants and animals use mitosis for?

How is the DNA spread out in cells that are not dividing?

What form does DNA take when it is copied and duplicated?

Where do the chromosomes line up before they are divided?

What pulls the X-shaped chromosomes apart?

Where do the two arms of the X-shaped chromosome go when they are separated?

What forms around each of the sets of chromosomes?

What do the membranes become?

What divides to create two new cells?

What is asexual reproduction?

Does asexual reproduction use mitosis?

Do the offspring in asexual reproduction by mitosis have the same genes have the original cell?

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