Biology: Concepts and Investigations (Looseleaf) - With Access (Custom)
Biology: Concepts and Investigations (Looseleaf) - With Access (Custom)
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ISBN: 9781259331923
Author: Hoefnagels
Publisher: MCG
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Cell division and cell death work together to form a functional multicellular organism.

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Cell division is the process by which the parent cell divides into two or more daughter cells. Cell division usually occurs as a part of huge cell cycle. Three types of divisions are found binary fission, mitosis and meiosis. Cell death is a biological event of cell ceasing to perform its function. Cell death may occur naturally or because of any type of diseases. There are different kinds of cell death like programmed cell death and necrosis.

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