What are the two main postulates of cell theory?
The two main postulates of cell theory are:
- The cell is the fundamental unit of
- All the cells come from pre-existing
How does a cell divide?
- The cell which has to divide needs to make a few arrangements before it
- The cell makes a copy of the genetic material, that is, deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), which is the genetic material in most organisms. As this is a biochemical process, there are chances of a few variations in the genetic
- Once the DNA replication is complete then the cytoplasmic mass of the cell increases. After this, the parent cell divides to give rise to a new