In general any somatic cell division is mitotic producing two equivalent cells or differentiative in which there may be development of the type of daughter cells produced but both daughter cells would have the same diploid number of chromosomes as in all somatic mitoses. Reductive cell divisions only occur in the gonads. read more
Within the epidermis are layers of four different kinds of skin cells: keratinocytes, melanocytes, Merkel cells, and Langerhans cells. You started life as a single cell that divided into two cells. Those divided into four, and so on, until you grew into an adult. read more
This type of cell division is good for basic growth, repair, and maintenance. In meiosis a cell divides into two cells that have half the number of chromosomes. Reducing the number of chromosomes by half is important for sexual reproduction and provides for genetic diversity. read more