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Oxana [17]
2 years ago
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PLEASE HELP WILL GIVE BRAINLIEST

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goldenfox [79]2 years ago
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Answer:

b. more rapidly reproducing and growing

vampirchik [111]2 years ago
7 0
Genetic diversity! Mitosis makes an exact copy of cells, while meiosis differentiates them.
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