Human Anatomy & Physiology (11th Edition)
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Author: Elaine N. Marieb, Katja N. Hoehn
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The function of mitosis is:
A. growth of the organism and tissue repair.
B. to ensure that each new cell receives a complete set of genetic information.
C. asexual reproduction in some species.
D. Only the first two answers are correct.
E. All of the choices are correct.
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