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Mitosis is important because:
(i) It helps in the growth of tissues, organs and thus the entire organism.
(ii) It helps in the repair of damaged tissues and organs.
(iii) It is the method by which lower organisms reproduce.
(iv) It helps in the maintenance of the hereditary characters by the replication of chromosomes.
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