Mitosis, also referred to as Binary Fission, is the process by which a cell separates its duplicate genome into two identical halves. It is generally followed immediately by cytokinesis which divides the cytoplasm and cell membrane. This results in two identical daughter cells with a roughly equal distribution of organelles and other cellular components.

Truly, mitosis is the most important process of life. Cells of different tissues of different organs vital to our body use mitosis to reproduce. Without mitosis, there would not be any organs in our body. With these organs non- existent, there would not be any system to create the biological life, thus there wouldn’t be any life on earth. Furthermore, mitosis is also responsible for growth, cell replacement, regeneration and vegetative reproduction. In growth, the number of cells within an organism increases by mitosis.

In cell replacement, cells are constantly sloughed off, dying and being replaced by new ones in the skin and digestive tract. When damaged tissues are repaired, the new cells must be exact copies of the cells being replaced so as to retain normal function of cells. In regeneration, some animals cn regenerate parts of the body, and productions of new cells are achieved by mitosis. In vegetative reproduction, some plants produce offspring which are genetically similar to themselves. These offspring are called clones – also derived from mitosis. Very essential to know, isn’t it?

As mitosis seems to be complicated, it should really be known and understood not only by students but as well as for all people, being the highest form of life. Mitosis is not hard to understand at all. All we need is just the desire to learn, leading to satisfied curiosities about things which seem to be so mysterious.