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Why don't all cells use mitosis?

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16y ago
Updated: 8/17/2019

Some cells use meiosis instead. This is similar except homologous chromosomes split in the first anaphase and sister chromatids split in the second anaphase. Basically, the only cells that don't split via mitosis are sex cells (gamtes) which contain 1/2 the genetic data that an ordinary cell contains.

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