Organs repair themselves through a process of?

Organs repair themselves primarily through the process of mitosis, which is the division of a single cell into two identical daughter cells. This process is vital for growth, development, and the healing of tissues. When an organ is injured, mitosis allows for the proliferation of cells that are necessary to replace damaged or dead tissue, thereby facilitating the restoration of the organ's structure and function. In this context, the cells involved in repair—such as fibroblasts in connective tissue or epithelial cells in skin—undergo mitosis to increase their numbers, enabling sufficient tissue regeneration.

While meiosis is involved in the formation of gametes and is not relevant to tissue repair, cellular differentiation refers to the process by which cells develop into different types that perform specific functions, which is part of development rather than direct repair. Transformation typically denotes a change from one state to another, often used in biological contexts to describe changes in cellular processes, but it does not specifically relate to the repairing mechanisms of organs. Thus, mitosis stands out as the key process enabling the necessary cellular multiplication for effective tissue repair.