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mitosis
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when the nucleus of a cell replicates to make an exact duplicate
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purpose of mitosis
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-replacement of old worn out cells
-growth -repair(scraped knee, skin regenerates) 1. Humans can regrow skin, hair, nails |
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meristematic cells
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root cells always growing down into the soil
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cancer
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uncontrolled mitosis of abnormal cells
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metastasize
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spreading of cancer cells to other organs via the bloodstream or lymphatic system
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malignant tumor
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cancerous
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benign tumor
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cancerous
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meiosis
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to create specialized cells called gametes that have the monoploid(haploid) chromosome number
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synopsis
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if the chromosomes are not distributed evenly the gametes could end up with too few or many chromosomes
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