Biology · IGCSE · Cambridge · Cambridge IGCSE (9–1) Biology 0970 (Extended) (2026–2028) · Specification point · 17.2 · Inheritance
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17.2 Mitosis
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1 Describe mitosis as nuclear division giving rise to genetically identical cells (details of the stages of mitosis are not required) 2 State the role of mitosis in growth, repair of damaged tissues, replacement of cells and asexual reproduction 3 State that the exact replication of chromosomes occurs before mitosis 4 State that during mitosis, the copies of chromosomes separate, maintaining the chromosome number in each daughter cell 5 Describe stem cells as unspecialised cells that divide by mitosis to produce daughter cells that can become specialised for specific functions |