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| Takes place when more cells are needed. Is used for the growth and repair of the body. Will produce two identical copies of a cell. Before mitosis extra organelles are produced, sufficient for both new cells. |
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| Produces gametes. Produces cells with half the chromosomes of the parent cell. Produces four haploid cells. Fertilization of gametes restores original chromosome number. |
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| Contains x pairs of chromosomes |
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| Contains x unpaired chromosomes |
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| Mitosis creates two identical copies of a cell |
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| Meiosis forms new cells with half the usual number of chromosomes |
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Adenine
Thymine
Cytosine
Guanine |
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