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Can there be mitosis without DNA replication in ‘S’ phase?

In mitosis ‘S’ phase is the period during which DNA synthesis or replication takes place. In animals DNA replication begins in the nucleus and centriole duplicates in the cytoplasm.

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11 List the main differences between mitosis and meiosis. 12 What is the significance of meiosis? 14 Can there be DNA replication without cell division? 15 Analyse the events during every stage of cell cycle and notice how the following two parameters change (i) number of chromosomes (N) per cell  (ii) amount of DNA content (C) per cell