somatic and stem cell undergo which type of division
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Somatic cells are diploid cells, and it contains two pairs of chromosomes, one received from each parent. Stem cells are unspecialized cells with self-renewal capacity.
There are mainly two types of stem cells: embryonic stem cells, which are derived from embryos, and somatic or adult stem cells, which are undifferentiated cells residing in a tissue or organ along with other differentiated cells (somatic cells).
Somatic and stem cells undergo mitosis in order to divide and duplicate.
By doing so, somatic cells result in cells having two times the normal diploid or haploid number.
This includes all the cells present in any organism that is multi-cellular, except for germ cells.
The process of mitosis in stem cells is important for the replacement of damaged or lost specialized cells.