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Yes, they can. The process is called mitosis. It happens in several stages. The first one is called interphase. Interphase is a time when the chromosomes in the nucleus (part of the cell where the chromosomes are) double. Then the prophase is the stage when the chromosomes, DNA, and a spindle appear. Metaphase is the next stage when chromosomes line up in the middle of the cell on the spindle. The next stage is anaphase. Anaphase is a time when the doubled chromosomes start moving towards opposite side of the cell. The last and final stage of mitosis is telephase. Now the spindle disappears and some nuclear membrane form around each set of chromosomes and cell membranes form around each new cell. And there you have it. so Yes, cells can divide and make new cells.
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∙ 15y agoYes they can.
They go through a cycle simply named "The Cell Cycle".
1 = Interphase
2 = Prophase
3 = Metaphase
4 = Anaphase
5 = Telophase
here is a good Web source of information on "The Cell Cycle"
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http://www.infochembio.ethz.ch/links/en/cellbio_zellzyklus.html
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What was Virchow's contribution to the cell theory?
" all cells arise from cells". This means cells reproduce by cells. He also hypothesized that cells divide to form new cells. He also proposed that every cell came from a cell that already existed. His observations and conclusions and those of others are summarized in the cell theory.
What does preexisting cells mean?
Are the cells that already exist and produce new cells
When a body cell is ready to divide into two new cells it undergoes the?
Mitosis?
How do new cells form from existing cells?
These type of cells are able to split into two cells and therefore creating new cells. It is able to split as everything is duplicated in the cell before cell division.
Why does staphylococcus aureus cluster?
Staphylococcus aureus has the ability to divide in any plane, meaning a new daughter cell can begin to form and pinch off of the parent cell in any direction relative to the cluster or parent cell. Thus, a cluster forms as the cells divide in different planes. Other species, such as Streptococcus, cannot divide in multiple planes and thus tend to form chains instead of clusters.
What does the cell theroy states?
What says that all living things are made of cells, that cells can divide to form new cells, and that all cells come from other cells?
How do the cheek cells divide to form new cells?
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How does the cytoplasm divide in plant and animal cells?
meiosis Meiosis is wrong, plant cells cytoplasm don't divide they form cell plates in between one cell creating a new cell.
What is it called with the cell divide to create new cells is called?
It is called mitosis when regular cells divide. It is called meiosis when sex cells divide.
What makes new cells form?
New cells technically don't form. Instead, there will be a new cell when a cell splits apart.
What was Virchow's contribution to the cell theory?
" all cells arise from cells". This means cells reproduce by cells. He also hypothesized that cells divide to form new cells. He also proposed that every cell came from a cell that already existed. His observations and conclusions and those of others are summarized in the cell theory.
How is cancer related to meiosis?
Mitosis is a form of cell division. Cancer is a mutation in cell division, generally in such a way that cell divide too often and are unregulated and end up developing a mass. Those cells also carry the mutation and those cells divide and create new mutated cells, on and on and on.
Why do cells undergo mittosis?
to divide and create a new cell
A process in which cells divide to form new body cells?
mitosis
What is the life cycle of an epidermal cell?
The cells on the epidermis have definite life cycle. Each epidermal cell begins life deep in the epidermis, where cells divide to form new cells. The new cells gradually mature and move upwards in the epidermis as new cells form beneath them. After about two weeks, the cells die and become part of the surface layer of the epidermis. Hope this helps!!
How does a eukariotic cell divide to form a new cell?
There are two steps to the division of a eukaryotic cell. Since it has a nucleus, the first step is mitosis, the splitting of the nucleus. The second step is cytokinesis, the splitting of the rest of the cell, where the cell membrane gets pinched inward to divide into two new cells.
Why do cell need to divide and produce new cells?
In order to replace the cells that are dieing
