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Cell division is a fundamental requirement for growth and development of the plant body. Aside from certain stages of sexual reproduction, all production of new cells is based on a process called the cell cycle in which nuclear division (mitosis) and cell division (cytokinesis) produce two identical daughter cells. Mitosis has four stages and relies heavily on cytoplasmic microtubules for defining the plane of division and directing the entire process of chromosome movement and segregation. Meristems are regions in plants in which mitosis takes place. Apical meristems are at the tips of shoots and roots and contribute to increases in length. Lateral meristems are responsible for increases in girth. Other meristems—intercalary, pericycle, fascicular—are zones of active mitosis and contribute to growth in various plant organs.
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Crang, R., Lyons-Sobaski, S., Wise, R. (2018). Mitosis and Meristems. In: Plant Anatomy. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-77315-5_4
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