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Mitosis cannot occur until the genetic material inside of a cell has been copied. where in the cell is this genetic material located

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In the nucleus of the cell, there are chromosomes that contain genetic material
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Answer: In the nucleus

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The genetic material of a cell is found in the cell nucleus in a molecule called DNA. It consists of a set of nucleotides which each have a different base, which may be Adenine, Thymine, Guanine or Cytosine. The sequence of bases found in DNA is what indicates the genetic diversity of an organism. This is because this sequence is used to synthesize proteins, which are molecules with different functions such as structural, enzymatic, etc.. Each three of these bases encodes a different amino acid, which together form the proteins.

During mitosis, the nucleus of a cell divides to form two daughter cells. To do this, it is first necessary to duplicate the DNA so that each of the new copies ends up in each of the daughter cells. At the end, a fissure emerges in the center of the cell and the two new cells are formed.

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