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Lesson 2

Mitosis and Meiosis

( Part 2)

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Learning Objectives

At the end of this lesson, you must be able to:
1. explain the significance or applicaons of mitosis/meiosisand
2. idenfy disorders and diseases that result from the
malfuncon of the cell cycle.
Cell division is a very important event that occurs in the living cell. If
the process of cell division does not take place, then living organisms cannot
grow and mulply. Reproducon will not occur if cell division stops.

Mitosis and meiosis both involve cells dividing to make new cells. This
makes them both vital processes for the existence of living things that
reproduce sexually. Meiosis makes the cells needed for sexual reproducon to
occur while mitosis replicates non-sex cells needed for growth and

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