3.1.2 Types of Cell Division
1. There are two types of cell division processes in the human cell namely, mitosis and meiosis.
2. Mitosis is a cell division to produce two identical daughter cells which are genetically
similar and have the same number of chromosomes to the parent cell.
2. Mitosis is a cell division to produce two identical daughter cells which are genetically
similar and have the same number of chromosomes to the parent cell.
3. Mitosis is carried out
(a) in somatic cells (body cells) of animals
(b) at the tip of root and shoot of plants
3.1.3 Stages of Mitosis in an Animal Cell