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Anatomy And Physiology Mitosis And Meiosis Flashcards

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Mitosis

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Is necessary for growth and repair

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What happens during mitosis?

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It is the process of cell division, the DNA is duplicated and distributed evenly to two identical daughter cells.

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Meiosis

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The special cell division that takes place in the gonads, which are the ovaries and testes.

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What happens during meiosis?

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The number of chromosomes is reduced from 46 to 23, so that when the egg and the sperm unite in fertilization, the zygote will have the correct # of chromosomes

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