Types of Cell Division
1. Mitosis is a cell division to produce two identical daughter cells which are genetically
similar and have the same number of chromosomes to the parent cell.
similar and have the same number of chromosomes to the parent cell.
2. Mitosis is carried out
(a) in somatic cells (body cells) of animals
(b) at the tip of root and shoot of plants
3.1.3 Stages of Mitosis in an Animal Cell
