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Each day, your body sheds tens of thousands of skin cells. In a little more than one month, your body replaces all the cells of

your skin. Is this an example of mitosis in action? Explain why or why not.

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PSYCHO15rus [73]2 years ago

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Answer: No because mitosis is the creation of new cells by cloning while the shedding of your skin is the disposal of dead cells.

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