Human Cell Division Anatomy. 3d Illustration Stock Photography

Cell division is the process by which a parent cell divides into two daughter cells. Cell division usually occurs as part of a larger cell cycle in which the cell grows and replicates its chromosome before dividing. In eukaryotes, there are two distinct types of cell division: a vegetative division (mitosis), producing daughter cells genetically identical to the parent cell, and a cell division that produces haploid gametes for sexual reproduction, reducing the number of chromosomes from two of each type in the diploid parent cell to one of each type in the daughter cells.[