just a quick question from homework.
2007-11-19 18:31:01 · 6 answers · asked by Chika_Bwhaha 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
This is more accurate because mitosis is just one part of the cell cycle. The cell cycle includes these parts:
1. Interphase - the normal life of the cell in which it grows, carries on normal cellular activities, and only copies its DNA if it is preparing to divide.
2. Mitosis - dividing the doubled DNA equally into two new nuclei.
3. Cytokinesis - splitting the cytoplasm to divide the cell into two daughter cells.
So you can see that mitosis really only refers to the part that divides the copied DNA equally.
2007-11-19 18:58:37 · answer #1 · answered by ecolink 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nuclear Replication
2017-01-18 03:32:48 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The whole process of mitosis commences with DNA replication (DNA being the essential part of the nucleus): hence nuclear replication. But the term "cell division" although correct, is not as specific as the previous term, and only implies that the cell is dividing but doesn't point out the core process which results in that.
2016-05-24 07:22:05 · answer #3 · answered by venus 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some cells have multiple nuclei that are generated by mitosis without cell division. The megakaryocte (source of platelets) and skeletal muscle are examples.
2007-11-19 18:37:39 · answer #4 · answered by novangelis 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
because a cell is bigger than its nucleus. for example its more accurate to say that the heel of a shoe stabbed your foot rather than the shoe as a whole
2007-11-19 18:45:01 · answer #5 · answered by εϊзSmart Cookieεϊз 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because in the end, you get 2 identical daughter cells which has exactly the same "stuff" in the nucleus as the mother/parent cell had
2007-11-19 18:34:57 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋