: a usually long and single nerve-cell process that usually conducts impulses away from the cell body.â axÂ·oÂ·nal \Ëak-sÉn-Él; ak-Ësaen-, -ËsÃ¤n-\ ËsÅn. adjective a usually long and single nerve-cell process that usually conducts impulses away from the cell body.
The significance of meiosis :-. 1. It maintains the same chromosome n umber in the sexually reproducing organisms. From a diploid cell, haploid gametes are produced which in turn fuse to form a diploid cell. 2. It restricts the multiplication of chromosome number and maintains the stability of the species. 3. Maternal and paternal genes get exchanged during crossing over.
Mitosis is important for a number of factors: 1Development and growth:as an organism grows the cells are added to the body by mitosis 2 Cell replacement:when old â¦ cells die the exact copies of cells replace them due to mitosis 3Regeneration:some organisms like sea star have the ability to regenerate their body parts they do so by mitosis 4 Asexual reproduction:some organisms like hydra produce genetically similar offsprings through assexual reproduction.During this process mitosis forms a ...