cell division

Growth and repair depend on cell division. This topic is part of Cell Biology within Science & Nature. This page currently draws on 5 supporting questions, with answers and bonus facts available below.

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Cell division produces new what?

Answer: Cells

Bonus fact: Growth and repair depend on cell division.

What type of cell division makes most body cells?

Answer: Mitosis

Bonus fact: Mitosis produces genetically similar daughter cells.

What must happen to DNA before a cell divides?

Answer: It must be replicated

Bonus fact: Each daughter cell needs a full genetic set.

What class of genes normally helps prevent uncontrolled cell division?

Answer: Tumor suppressor genes

Bonus fact: Loss of tumor suppressors can contribute to cancer.

What is the common asexual cell-division process in which one bacterium splits into two daughter cells?

Answer: Binary fission

Bonus fact: Binary fission requires coordination of chromosome replication and cell division.

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