(1) the reproduction of an entire unicellular organism, (2) the growth and repair of tissues in multicellular animals, and (3) the formation of gametes (eggs and sperm) for sexual reproduction in multicellular animals.
Cellular division has three main functions: (1) the reproduction of an entire unicellular organism, (2) the growth and repair of tissues in multicellular animals, and (3) the formation of gametes (eggs and sperm) for sexual reproduction in multicellular animals.
Synapse pruning is the process when the synapses are eliminated and it occurs usually in the early childhood. Synapses that are eliminated are the ones that organism no longer needs. Synaptic pruning process is regulated and influenced by environmental factors.