Applications of Mitosis

Mitosis has been utilized for many lab-based techniques in molecular biology and biotechnology. Some of the common use of mitosis are:

Cloning

• Cloning is a technique employed in biotechnology to produce identical copies of cells or DNA fragments.
• In cloning, the number of organisms is increased by the process of mitosis, which is then used in a wide array of biological experiments like fingerprinting.

Tissue culture

• The growth of tissues or cells outside of the body of the organism in a liquid, semi-solid, or solid growth medium is called tissue culture.
• Tissue culture is based on the process of mitosis, where a cell undergoes division to form multiple tissues.
• Besides, tissue culture may lead to organ culture in various organisms.

Stem cell regeneration

• Stem cells are a group of cells that can be directed to form specialized cells in the body.
• Stem cells can undergo mitosis to regenerate and repair diseased or damaged tissues in people.