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To Heal Injuries by reproducing itself (Cell division).

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Cells generally use mitosis to reproduce. They might also use mitosis for the reasons of repairing damaged cells or replacing them altogether.

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A cell divides to maintain a favourable surface area to volume ratio. If it gets too big then the cell has a hard time getting its job done

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How do you use mitosis in a sentence?

Mitosis is a noun:'The cell performed mitosis.'


Can you use mitosis in a sentence?

Mitosis is the process in which the material from the cell nucleus divides.


What do muticellul ar organisms use mitosis for?

Mitosis is cell division in eukaryotic cells. They use them to reproduce.


What two cell division process use DNA replication?

Mitosis and Meiosis


What type of cell undergoes mitosis?

Mitosis is the form of cell division that most eukaryotic cells undergo. In humans, all somatic (non-sex) cells use mitosis to divide. Sex-cells use meiosis instead of mitosis.


What cell would use the process of mitosis?

Mitosis occurs in eukaryotic cells. Most animal and fungi cells divide by mitosis; except the gametes.


Would stem cell research use mitosis?

No, because it just don't


What types of cell use mitosis to divide?

all cells except for gametes.


How many and which types of cells are produced from mitosis?

In mitosis two identical cells are produced. The cells that use mitosis are basically every other cell besides sex cells


Mitosis in animal cells is different from mitosis in plant cells because?

plant cells use a cell plate to separate daughter cells


When do you use mitosis?

All cells in your body are constantly going through mitosis. Mitosis is the division of cells to make an exact replica of itself. Mainly your cells go through mitosis if a cell dies or gets injured.


What is the function of ice cold water in cell division-mitosis experiment?

You can use it instead of Colchicine to synchronize cell division.