Chapter 6: Mitosis and Meiosis

1. New cells arise from pre-existing cells

2. The body constantly makes new cells for growth and repair

3. Cell division is not the same in ALL cells.

Prokaryotes (no nucleus)- like bacteria

Eukaryotes (nucleus)- like protists, plants, fungi, and animals

4. Each new cell must get a complimentary copy of the cell’s DNA so that each cell has a complete set of DNA that are identical

5. Copying DNA is known as replication

6. The original cell that divides is called the parent cell, while the 2, new identical cells are called daughter cells.