daughter cell
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This structure tightens like a drawstring, squeezing the cell into two daughter cells.
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A single cell duplicates three billion DNA letters and manages to distribute perfect copies to both daughter cells.
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During this phase, chromosomes compact dramatically to ensure they can be duplicated and evenly distributed between daughter cells.
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St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists found that how tight a parental T cell grabs a cancer protein determines if its daughter cells will be anti-cancer effectors or exhausted.
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During mitosis, the parent cell will duplicate its chromosomes in order to pass down the genetic material to the daughter cells.
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