cell division

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• What Are Stem Cells and How Do They Become Specialized?
  Stem cells are unspecialized cells that self-renew by dividing and become specialized types, such as blood, muscle or nerve cells, when signals switch their genes.
• Mitosis vs Meiosis: Differences, Stages, and Purpose
  Mitosis makes two identical cells for growth and repair; meiosis makes four genetically different sex cells. Compare their stages, results, and why both matter.
• DNA Replication
  The semiconservative process by which cells duplicate their DNA before division, driven by helicase, polymerases, and Okazaki fragments.