Watch: How cell division works

Name: Watch: How cell division works
Uploaded: 2024-11-20T08:30:10Z
Duration: 42 s
Description: Learn about cell division in the developing embryo and in mature cells.

Learn about cell division in the developing embryo and in mature cells.

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Watch: How cell division works
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Transcript

NARRATOR: This animation shows cell division in abstract: A single mature cell divides into two daughter cells by duplicating, then splitting its internal parts.

Here, seen through a microscope, a blastocyst undergoes several generations of cell division. Each cell divides in two with each generation. Thus, the blastocyst may become more complex quickly.