17.2 Mitosis
- Syllabus
- 0610–2026–2027
- Topic
- 17.2
- Level
- —
17.2.1—Mitosis as nuclear division giving
- Describe mitosis as nuclear division giving rise to genetically identical cells (details of the stages of mitosis are not required)
17.2.2—Role of mitosis in growth, repair
- State the role of mitosis in growth, repair of damaged tissues, replacement of cells and asexual reproduction
17.2.3—Exact replication of chromosomes
- State that the exact replication of chromosomes occurs before mitosis
17.2.4—During mitosis, the copies
- State that during mitosis, the copies of chromosomes separate, maintaining the chromosome number in each daughter cell
17.2.5—Stem cells as unspecialised cells that
- Describe stem cells as unspecialised cells that divide by mitosis to produce daughter cells that can become specialised for specific functions
Objective notes
5 learning objectivesConceptIGCSE Biology