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Why do cells make exact copies of themselves?

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The "copy" process is precisely defined by the DNAmolecules(the gene). The same gene is replicating (copying) it self in two separate by identical parts during the cell reproduction (split). Therefore, each child-cell carries the same gene as its parent cell.

However, from time to time, two cells can met each other and exchange some parts of the gene, which results in different cell features from that moment onward. This helps to diversify and pass the "useful" features between different cell's populations.

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