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Mention Characteristic Features of Mitosis.

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Mention characteristic features of mitosis.
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Some characteristic features of mitosis are:
(i) It takes place in somatic cells.
(ii) Chromosome number is preserved.
(iii) Daughter cells produced are identical to the parent cell.
(iv) It results in increase in the number of cells.

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Chapter 1: Cell Division - Exercise 1 [Page 11]

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Frank Biology Part 2 [English] Class 10 ICSE
Chapter 1 Cell Division
Exercise 1 | Q 10 | Page 11

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