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Meiosis |
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Mitosis |
Cell divided:
Two arms of each chromosome are pulled apart to opposite ends of a cell.
This divides the nucleus.
Each set of chromosomes becomes the nucleus of a new cell. Cytoplasm and cell membrane divide. = Two new cells containing the same DNA that are identical with DNA and the original cell. |
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DNA |
The genetic information of the body |
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Chromosomes |
Nucleus of a cell contains chromosomes.
Chromosomes = coiled up lengths of DNA molecules.
Each carries a large number of genes.
Body cells usually contain two copies of each chromosome.
23 pairs of chromosomes in a human cell. |
