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Do somatic cells undergo meiosis?

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Yes; No somatic cells generally undergo mitosis and generative cells undergo meiosis.

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What is meiosis and which cells can undergo meiosis?
Meiosis is a process in which participating cells divide twice rather than once and the result is four haploid daughter cells. Sex cells can undergo meiosis.
Why do cells undergo mitosis an meiosis?
Mitosis:Cells undergo mitosis to replace dead cells. If there is/are cell(s) absent in any part of the body, mitosis occurs to replace the missing cell(s). So basically, if an organism is able to...
Why does a cell undergo meiosis?
a cell has many organisims in it so the undergo of meiosis is to break wach cell or organisim down in to organelles
Are somatic cells associated with meiosis?
No somatic cells are body cells, meiosis only deals with the sex cells or gametes... ie Sperm cells and Eggs.
Can a haploid cell undergo meiosis?
yes