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Why in some cases is mitosis a synonym of reproduction?

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In some living beings asexual reproduction occurs by any means: binary division, schizogony, budding, grafting, etc. In asexual reproduction of eukaryotes mitosis is the mechanism by which the constituent cells of the new beings are made.

The term mitosis does not apply to prokaryotes since it involves nuclear division and eukaryotic structures.



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