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Before Cell Division {this process is triggered by the size of the Cell} can occur three things must be in place. First and second the Cell's growth doubles both the volume of the Cytoplasm and the containment capacity of the Cytoplasmic membrane; and thirdly, the total genetic complement must be duplicated. Mitosis is the biochemical process that initiates, oversees, organizes and finalizes the creation [yes, creation beside regulation] of more often than not, just one pair of Daughter Cells.

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mitosis is basically a sequence of phases in which the cell is dividing to form two new daughter cells. Once the new cells are formed they go into interphase where their cell volume is returned to normal. From here cells can either go into differentiation or continue in interphase to prepare for the next mitotic division. Therefore, cells spend more time in interphase preparing for mitosis.

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Mitosis takes little time because the division of cells doesn't last long with a total of 30 minutes with all stages cycled through.

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