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Mitosis occurs in all somatic cells. Examples would include: skin cells, bone marrow, red blood cells, brain cells, etc. This is as opposed to meiosis, which only occurs in gametes (reproductive cells).

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A cell will divide if it passes the G1 Checkpoint. Also, if the cell is too big and the volume:surface area ratio is increasing. Usually cells receive signals from outside of the cell (other cells).

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Cells receive signals from their surroundings. Sometimes these signals stimulate a cell to divide.

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What determines whether a 'cell' will divide?

if it passes the g1 check point.


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