Question

Is meiosis 2 shorter than typical mitosis?

Answer 1

Mitosis:

1. It is the process by which a single cell divides into 2 daughter cells.
2. It is important for growth and to replace damaged cells in the body.
3. It mainly occurs in diploid cells.

Meiosis 2:

1. It is the process by which haploid cells that have gone through meiosis 1 are divided into 2 daughter cells each.
2. It occurs only in germ cells.
3. It is similar to mitosis.

Meiosis 2 is shorter than a typical mitotic division because:

1. The prophase of meiosis 2 is reduced.
2. Meiosis 2 preserves the chromosomal number generated as a result of reduction division.
3. While both mitosis and meiosis 2 are similar to each other as they are equational divisions, the former takes less time.