Assertion: mitosis | /r/CapableOf | produce new cells
Facets:
value: essentially
type: MANNER
value: through a process
type: MANNER
value: for organism growth
type: PURPOSE
Source sentences:
text: Mitosis produces new cells, and replaces cells that are old, lost or damaged.
text: Mitosis in living things replaces damaged cells and forms new cells for organism growth, while apoptosis (programmed cell death) results in the destruction of the cell.
text: Instead, they create new cells through a process called binary fission.
text: In the absence of spontaneous changes to DNA, called mutations, mitosis produces two new cells that are identical to the parent cell.
text: Mitosis helps divide cells and make new and more cells, so if there wasn't Mitosis, people wouldn't grow at all.
text: Moreover, mitosis essentially produces new cells whereas meiosis produces gametes.