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Cell Division


 

48 hours

From The Biology of Prenatal Development.Buy Now

Note: And so it begins!

Script: Approximately 24 to 30 hours after fertilization, the zygote completes its first cell division. Through the process of mitosis, one cell splits into two, two into four, and so on.

All ages referenced to fertilization, not last menstrual period.
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