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where do mitosis and meiosis occur in animal and plants?

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Mitosis takes place in all the somatic cells of the body while meiosis takes place in the reproductive cells only during gamete formation.

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In plants, for the formation of pollen grain and ovules, would mitosis or meiosis occur?

Q. Pick up the correct statement

(A) Mitosis occurs in somatic cells and meiosis in germ cells.
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replicates once in mitosis and twice in meiosis.
(C) Mitosis and Meiosis occur in sexually and asexually reproducing organisms.

Q. Which is unique to meiosis and does not occur in mitosis?

Q. Which of the following events occur both during mitosis and meiosis?

Meiosis-II occurs in essentially the same way as mitosis.

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