Selaginella lepidophylla is the scientific name for the plant more commonly known as Resurrection Plant, Rose of Jericho, or Siempre Viva (Everlasting). Selaginella comes from selago, the Latin name for a type of Juniper. It means Little Juniper.. Lepidophylla is Latin for scaly-leaved.
Mitosis versus meiosis. Cells divide and reproduce in two ways, mitosis and meiosis. Mitosis results in two identical daughter cells, whereas meiosis results in four sex cells. Below we highlight the keys differences and similarities between the two types of cell division.
Mitosis is a form of cell division, which single-celled eukaryotic organisms use to reproduce. In multicellular organisms, mitosis is used for growth and repair. From a fertilized egg to a new born baby to an adult, all that growth comes form mitosis. The stomach lining and our skin, for example, replace themselves often, as does much damaged tissue and again this is due to mitosis.