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A single-celled zygote develops into a multicellular organism with specialized cells through the processes of

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mitosis

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The zygote undergoes a process known as mitosis, in which it replicates its chromosomes (which carry each parent's DNA) and then divides, resulting in two identical cells. These cells are called totipotent and have the ability to develop into a new organism

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