Answer:
Patients with problems related to cells that repair a cut or malfunctions in the development of the child's reproduction are due to failures in the process of cell division —in somatic cells or gametes— which is mitosis and meiosis.
Step-by-step explanation:
Mitosis and meiosis are processes of cell division that are necessary for the development of life. Both processes involve obtaining two daughter cells from a progenitor cell, where the genetic information contained in the original cell is transmitted to the cells produced.
- Through mitosis, somatic cells —diploids— can multiply, allowing the growth and development of an individual, the repair of damaged tissues and the availability of cells needed by the body, such as blood cells.
- Meiosis, unlike mitosis, occurs in sex cells, giving rise to gametes. These cells have half of the chromosome load —haploids— and when two of them join, a diploid cell is formed, the zygote.
A failure in the process of cell division, whether mitosis or meiosis, can have as consequences:
- Mitosis: alterations in the growth and development of a living being, as well as difficulty in regenerating tissues, for example cells that cannot repair a cut.
- Meiosis: failures in meiotic division can cause chromosomal mutations, which alter the body structure or function determined by the altered chromosome, which results in a child's developmental malfunction.
Any alteration in the process of cell division can generate changes or alterations that affect an individual, limiting the functions it can perform.