Cell Division Question - Human Growth and Cell Division?

Question

Can you describe how cells divide for human growth and what occurs when this division goes wrong please, I'm really stuck on my Science homework.

Answer 1

This article is not easy, but it answers the question. If I can find an easier explanation, I'll provide it in an edit.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cell_growth#Cell_reproduction

Okay, here's a beginner version:
http://www.contexo.info/DNA_Basics/Mitosis.htm

If it goes wrong, you get abnormal chromosomes:
http://www.lpch.org/DiseaseHealthInfo/HealthLibrary/genetics/happen.html

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Answer 2

Growth. Think about it: you start out as an undifferentiated fetus and end up as an adult. Clearly development from fetus to adulthood requires the most cell divisions.