GROWTH DEVELOPMENT CHILD
GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT
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Question
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What is it called when a cell is increasing in size or multiplying?
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Growth
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Mitosis
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Development
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Mutating
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Cell populations go through a particular type of exponential growth called doubling or cell proliferation.
Detailed explanation-2: -Hyperplasia is when a tissue grows by increasing cell number, for example, the enlargement of breast tissues during pregnancy. Hypertrophy is when a tissue grows by increasing cell size, for example, the skeletal muscles in response to resistance training.
Detailed explanation-3: -There are two types of cell division: mitosis and meiosis. Most of the time when people refer to “cell division, ” they mean mitosis, the process of making new body cells. Meiosis is the type of cell division that creates egg and sperm cells. Mitosis is a fundamental process for life.
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