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What is mitosis?

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The division of somatic cells to create new, identical cells.

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What are somatic cells?

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Any cell that is not a sex cell.

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Are somatic cell prokaryotic or eukaryotic?

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Eukaryotic, the have a distinct nucleus.

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What are the four stages of mitosis?

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Prophase, metaphase, anaphase and telophase

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What does eukaryotic mean?

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Cells that have a clear, distinct nucleus

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How many chromosomes do human haploid cells have?

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23 chromosomes