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I thought eutelic organisms experience mitosis until they reach maturity but that's coming from Wikipedia so ymmv.
by wavefunction 8y ago
I thought eutelic organisms experience mitosis until they reach maturity but that's coming from Wikipedia so ymmv.
- MaxBarraclough 8y agoWell spotted. I think the tardigrade is special even for a eutelic species. From Wikipedia: > The eggs hatch after no more than 14 days, with the young already possessing their full complement of adult cells. Growth to the adult size therefore occurs by enlargement of the individual cells (hypertrophy), rather than by cell division.