significance of mitosis?

Question

importance of mitosis

Answer 1

In biology, mitosis is the process by which a cell separates its duplicated genome into two identical halves. It is generally followed immediately by cytokinesis which divides the cytoplasm and cell membrane. This results in two identical daughter cells with a roughly equal distribution of organelles and other cellular components.

The primary result of mitosis is the division of the parent cell's genome into two daughter cells. The genome is composed of a number of chromosomes, complexes of tightly-coiled DNA that contain genetic information vital for proper cell function. Because each resultant daughter cell should be genetically identical to the parent cell, the parent cell must make a copy of each chromosome before mitosis.

Answer 2

Mitosis is the process by which a single cells gives rise to two cells that are genetically identical to the original cell. Many unicellular organisms reproduce only by mitosis--they don't have any kind of sexual means of reproduction. In multicellular organisms, mitosis gives rise to all the somatic cells of the body, and occurs continuously to replace cells.

Answer 3

mitosis is a vital process by which the chromosome number remains constant.never wondered y u look different from u'r parents.thats because it is meiosis.if it had been mitosis u would have resembled (almost a xerox copy) of u'r mother or father.this process helps in replacing damaged cells in its place as it was before.it multiplies faster too,with four cells for one mitosis.

Answer 4

It keeps us alive by duplicating somatic cells. Remember, somatic cells are like muscle cells, basically, all cells except your sex cells, like chromosomes.