* Somatic cells: These are all the cells in your body that aren't gametes (sperm and egg cells). Examples include skin cells, muscle cells, nerve cells, and blood cells.
* Some specialized cells: Even some specialized cells, like certain stem cells, can undergo mitosis to create more of their specific cell type.
However, mitosis does not occur in:
* Gametes (sperm and egg cells): These cells divide through a different process called meiosis.
* Mature, terminally differentiated cells: Some cells, like neurons in the brain, are highly specialized and no longer divide.
In summary, mitosis is the primary process for cell division in all eukaryotic cells that need to reproduce themselves, except for gametes and some highly specialized cells.
