D2.1 Cell and nuclear division

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D2.1.1 Generation of new cells in living organisms by cell division

D2.1.2 Cytokinesis as splitting of cytoplasm in a parent cell between daughter cells

D2.1.3 Equal and unequal cytokinesis

D2.1.4 Roles of mitosis and meiosis in eukaryotes

D2.1.5 DNA replication as a prerequisite for both mitosis and meiosis

D2.1.6 Condensation and movement of chromosomes as shared features of mitosis and meiosis

D2.1.7 Phases of mitosis

D2.1.8 Identification of phases of mitosis

D2.1.9 Meiosis as a reduction division

D2.1.10 Down syndrome and non-disjunction

D2.1.11 Meiosis as a source of variation

D2.1.12 Cell proliferation for growth, cell replacement and tissue repair (HL)

D2.1.13 Phases of the cell cycle (HL)

D2.1.14 Cell growth during interphase (HL)

D2.1.15 Control of the cell cycle using cyclins (HL)

D2.1.16 Consequences of mutations in genes that control the cell cycle (HL)

D2.1.17 Differences between tumours (HL)

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