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You do need mitosis to live. If we didn't have mitosis we all would of died by now. Mitosis is the process of cell multiplication (and all the cells are identical), if we lose that ability we wouldn't be able heal cuts, for example, we would all bleed to death. Also, if our cells stopped reproducing, our internal organs would deteriorate in minutes because there is nothing to provide them with the nutrients they need to function.

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What only takes place in reproductive organs mitosis or meiosis?

is mitosis or meiosis used to make body cells


What stage of mitosis does replication happen in?

Replication does not take place during mitosis. It takes place before meiosis begins.


Which process has divisions mitosis and meiosis?

There are two types of cell division-mitosismeiosisThe difference in between them is that mitosis takes place in vegetative cells while meiosis in reproductive cells.


Is meiosis mitosis happening twice?

No, meiosis involves two rounds of cell division but differs from mitosis in several key ways. Meiosis results in the formation of gametes with half the number of chromosomes as the parent cell, while mitosis produces two identical daughter cells with the same number of chromosomes as the parent cell.


Differences between mitosis and meiosis?

place of occurence ;mitosis= somatic cells | meiosis=gonadic cells crossing over;mitosis=does not occur | meiosis=occur during prophase of meiosis 1 to form tetrads number of daughter cell;mitosis=two | meiosis= four genetic variation;mitosis=no variation produced| meiosis=produces genetic variation genetic composition in daughter cell; mitosis=identical to the parent cell | meiosis= non identical to the parent cell and each other


How are mitosis and meosis alike?

Mitosis and meiosis are both processes involved in cell division. However, mitosis results in two identical daughter cells, while meiosis results in four genetically different daughter cells. Both processes involve stages such as prophase, metaphase, anaphase, and telophase.


Do somatic cell or gametes divide by mitosis?

somatic cells divide by mitosis. gametes, and sexual cell differentiation take place through meiosis.


What must happen before meiosis or mitosis can take place?

The cell must undergo DNA replication to ensure that each daughter cell will receive a complete set of chromosomes during meiosis or mitosis. This step is crucial for the accurate distribution of genetic material to the daughter cells.


Where do meiosis and mitosis take place within the human body?

Meiosis takes place in the reproductive organs (testes in males and ovaries in females) to produce gametes (sperm and eggs), while mitosis occurs in various tissues throughout the body for growth, repair, and maintenance of cells.


Name the 2 forms of cell division?

Meiosis- cell division that produces gametes or sex cells for reproduction Mitosis- cell division that produces identical, "daughter" cells for things like skin regeneration or replacing dead cells.


How does meiosis differ mitosis?

Mitosis makes new cells that are used during growth, development, repair, and asexual reproduction.Meiosis makes cells that enable an organism to reproduce sexually and happens only in reproductive structures.They both lead to cell division, rest is different. Meiosis leads to reductional division, taking place in sex cells only while Mitosis takes place in somatic (body) Cells. Meiosis produces 4 daughter Cells and mitosis produces 2.


Why do sexual reproductiong organism needs both mitosis and meiosis?

Meiosis is also termed as reduction division. first the diploid(2n) gamete undergoes meiosis to become haploid(1n) then fertilization takes place. For growth and development mitosis is necessary. Meiosis is needed to half the chromosomes number . For example in human there are 46 chromosomes. if fertilization takes place without meiosis then the resulting organism would have 92 chromosomes which off course will not be a human!