Can anyone explain the following? I thought that mitosis created cells identical to the parent cell.
WikiPreMed says:
"Undifferentiated germ cells, spermatogonia, undergo mitosis to form primary spermatocytes. These mitotic divisions do not produce exact clones, so primary spermatocytes are somewhat differentiated from spermatogonia."
Link: http://www.wikipremed.com/mcat_course.php?code=0407110102000000
WikiPreMed says:
"Undifferentiated germ cells, spermatogonia, undergo mitosis to form primary spermatocytes. These mitotic divisions do not produce exact clones, so primary spermatocytes are somewhat differentiated from spermatogonia."
Link: http://www.wikipremed.com/mcat_course.php?code=0407110102000000