Mitosis
Definition of Mitosis: <span>The process where a </span>single cell<span> divides resulting in generally two identical </span>cells<span>, each containing the same number of </span>chromosomes<span> and genetic content as that of the original </span>cell<span>.</span>
<span>S phase is the duplication of the cells genetic information, if this did not occur, when the cell divides into two cells, there would be no copy of this genetic information given to 1 out of the 2 cells.
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