Differentiate between reduction division and equational division.

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Reduction division Equational division
Meiosis is a reduction division. Mitosis is an euqational division.
It takes place in germ cells. It takes place in somatic cell.
Two divisions of the mother cell result in four haploid gametes.
One division of the mother cell results in two daughter cells.

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Reduction division	Equational division
Meiosis is a reduction division.	Mitosis is an euqational division.
It takes place in germ cells.	It takes place in somatic cell.
Two divisions of the mother cell result in four haploid gametes.	One division of the mother cell results in two daughter cells.