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Differences between Mitosis and Meiosis

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What are the two successive divisions of meiosis?

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The two successive divisions of meiosis are meiosis-I and meiosis-II.

Meiosis-I - The first of the two consecutive divisions of the nucleus of eukaryotic cell during meiosis, and composed of the following stages: prophase-I, metaphase-I, anaphase-I and telophase-I.

Meiosis-II - The second of the two consecutive divisions of the nucleus of eukaryotic cell during meiosis , and composed of the following stages: prophase-II, metaphase-II, anaphase-II and telophase-II.

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