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GCSE Combined Science · key term
The production of new cells from an existing cell. In growth, division involving mitosis increases the number of body cells.
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Paper 1, Paper 2
Revise: Growth, Differentiation and Percentile ChartsIn animals, cell division increases the number of cells. Division involving mitosis produces genetically identical body cells, allowing tissues to grow. Cell differentiation then produces cells with structures suited to particular functions.
Distinguish the processes: cell division increases cell number, elongation increases cell length, and differentiation produces specialised cells.
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