Why This Matters for Nursing: Cell division is essential for growth, healing, and tissue repair. Understanding the cell cycle helps you understand wound healing, cancer (uncontrolled division), and how chemotherapy drugs work.
The cell cycle is the series of events a cell goes through from one division to the next. There are two main types of cell division:
| Type | Purpose | Result | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mitosis | Growth, repair, replacement | 2 identical daughter cells | All body cells |
| Meiosis | Sexual reproduction | 4 genetically unique cells | Egg and sperm cells |
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