PRINCIPLES OF LIFE - LAUNCHPAD (1 TERM)
PRINCIPLES OF LIFE - LAUNCHPAD (1 TERM)
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ISBN: 9781319410551
Author: HILLIS
Publisher: MAC HIGHER
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To define: The organisms in which reproduction and cell division are the same things.

Introduction: Cells are the fundamental or basic unit of life. The cell cycle is a series of events that occur in a cell. Cell division is the process in which the parent cells divide into two daughter cells with the same genetic information.

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Single-celled organisms are also called as unicellular organisms and they consist of a single cell. Reproduction and cell division are the same thing in single-celled organisms. This is because the multicellular organisms undergo several rounds of cell division before reproduction. Thus, the cell division in the multicellular organisms is generated by the specialized reproductive cells such as the sperm and egg.

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