Differentiate between Mitosis and Meiosis.

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Difference

Mitosis

Meiosis

Type of reproduction

Asexual

Sexual

Genetically

Similar

Different

Crossing over

Not occur

Occurs, mixing of chromosome

No of division

One

Two

Mother cells

Haploid or diploid

Always diploid

No of daughter cells produced

2 Diploid cells

4 Haploid cells

Chromosome number

Remains same

Reduced by half

Takes place in

Somatic cells

Germ cells

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Difference	Mitosis	Meiosis
Type of reproduction	Asexual	Sexual
Genetically	Similar	Different
Crossing over	Not occur	Occurs, mixing of chromosome
No of division	One	Two
Mother cells	Haploid or diploid	Always diploid
No of daughter cells produced	2 Diploid cells	4 Haploid cells
Chromosome number	Remains same	Reduced by half
Takes place in	Somatic cells	Germ cells