What are the purpose of mitosis and cell division?

Answer 1

The functions of cell division by mitosis are

1. to keep the total cell number in a mature organism relatively constant,

2. to replace worn-out or damaged cells, and

3. to enable a multicellular organism to grow to adult size.

Answer 2

Cell Division's purpose is to divide the nucleus and genetic material of a cell and put it in "daughter" cells.

The main two types of Cell Division are Mitosis and Meiosis.

Meiosis puts half of a copy of the "father" cell's genetic information in each of four "daughter" cells.

Answer 3

The purpose of mitosis is to produce two identical daughter cells from one parent cell. Cell division is essential for growth, development, tissue repair, and maintaining the proper number of cells in an organism.

Answer 4

The purpose is to produce new cells, for growth or to replace dead or worn out cells.