Which External Factors Influence a Cell to Divide

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Essay

Which external factors influence a cell to divide?

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Definitions:

Factitious Disorders

Mental disorders in which individuals intentionally create, exaggerate, or feign illness or injury to receive attention, sympathy, or care.

Korsakoff's Syndrome

A chronic memory disorder often caused by severe deficiency of thiamine (vitamin B1), commonly associated with prolonged alcoholism.

Down Syndrome

A genetic disorder caused by the presence of all or part of a third copy of chromosome 21, characterized by distinctive physical features and some degree of cognitive disability.

Munchhausen's Syndrome

A psychiatric disorder wherein a person repeatedly and deliberately acts as if they have a physical or mental illness when they are not really sick.