Walther Flemming is a german scientist who named mitosis for the first time in the year 1882. Mitosis is the process of cell division in which a parent somatic cell into two daughter cells after the nucleus splits in two.
The word "mitosis" means "threads," or strands in the greek word mitos which refers to the thread-like or string-like appearance of the chromosomes during interphase and early prophase.
Genetic Variation Natural selection results in organisms that are better suited to their environment are able to pass on genes to create strong offspring