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Mitosis can make skin cells from hair cells
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False. Mitosis is the process of cell division that results in two daughter cells with the same number of chromosomes as the parent cell. While mitosis can result in the production of new skin cells and hair cells, it cannot directly convert one type of cell into another. Skin cells and hair cells are both types of epithelial cells, but they have different structures and functions. The differentiation of cells into specific types is controlled by gene expression and other factors, and is not a direct result of the process of mitosis.
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