2007-01-06 16:01:59 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
Mitosis gives the two daughter cells the same DNA.
Cell division allows multicelled organisms to:
-- grow by adding more cells
-- develop by adding cells with different purposes
-- replace worn out cells
-- repair damaged tissues
2007-01-06 16:47:01 · answer #1 · answered by ecolink 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It allows for growth of a multicellular organism. It also allows for different organs and tissues due to differentiation, which is when cells only read certain parts of DNA to carry out specific functions.
2007-01-07 00:11:48 · answer #2 · answered by lazerybyl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i'ts how all animals go from being an egg cell, to a fetus, to a baby through adulthood. it's the multiplying of cells through cleavage or splitting. it's how we grow.
2007-01-07 00:23:28 · answer #3 · answered by disgruntledPOV 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it causes the multicellular organism to beome multicellular.
2007-01-07 00:06:22 · answer #4 · answered by ivorytowerboy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋