mitosis
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Mitosis is one of the methods of how cells duplicate, or reproduce. Mitosis is simply the duplication of a cell and all its parts.
There are different stages of mitosis, they are:
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Mutation
examples of mutation caused by faulty mitosis
Progeria Syndrome
It is an extremely rare genetic disease of childhood characterized by dramatic, premature aging. The disease is caused by a mutation in the LMNA gene, a protein that provides support to the cell nucleus. Other symptoms of progeria include rigid (sclerotic) skin, full body baldness (alopecia), bone abnormalities, growth impairment, and a characteristic “sculptured” nasal tip |