All cells come from other cells by one of two different kinds of cell division.
When a cell divides, its nucleus goes through a very careful process to assure that the vital genetic information is distributed to the daughter cells as perfectly as possible. The two kinds of nuclear division are called mitosis and meiosis . It is not correct to describe either of these processes as cell division. They are specifically the division of the nucleus of the cell. These two kinds of nuclear division have different purposes.