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One cell panics, duplicates everything, then splits the difference perfectly in two.
means The process by which a single cell copies its chromosomes and divides into two genetically identical daughter cells.
from Coined in the 1880s from Greek 'mitos,' meaning thread — a nod to the thread-like tangles chromosomes form as they become visible under early microscopes during cell division. The '-osis' ending simply marks it as a process or condition, the same suffix lurking in words like 'neurosis.'
- phases
- prophase metaphase anaphase telophase, always in order
- result
- two identical clones, not siblings, copies
- speed
- your body makes millions of new cells per second
- errors
- mistakes here can trigger cancer