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Lab #3: Mitosis and Meiosis

To investigate the processes of mitosis and meiosis. Cells come from previous existing cells. New cells are formed by cell division, which involves karyokinesis and cytokinesis. Karyokinesis is the division of the cell's nucleus and cytokinesis is the division of the cytoplasm. Mitosis and meiosis are the two types of nuclear division. Mitosis results in body cells: the formation of an adult organism from a fertilized egg, regeneration, asexual reproduction, and maintenance or repair of body parts. All of this happens through mitotic cell division. Meiosis results in formation of gametes (in animals) or spores (in plants). Their cells have half the chromosome number of the parent cell. Meristems are the process of forming new cells that are restricted to special growth regions in higher plants. Roots consist of different regions. The root cap functions in protection, apical meristem is the region that contains the highest percentage of......

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