Question

How is mitosis different from meiosis?

Answer 1

1. Mitosis: is the type of division in which a single cell divides into two daughter cells.
2. Meiosis is the type of cell division in which a single cell divides into four haploid daughter cells.

Mitosis	Meiosis
1.It occurs in both somatic and sex cells.	1.It occurs only in sex cells, particularly meiocytes.
2.It is bifurcated into four stages - prophase, metaphase, anaphase and telophase.	2.It is divided into two stages - meiosis I (prophase I, metaphase I, anaphase I, and telophase I), meiosis II (prophase II, metaphase II, anaphase II, and telophase II).
3.Nucleus divides only once during mitosis.	3. Nucleus divides twice during meiosis.
4.There is no change in the chromosome number.	4.Chromosome number becomes half.
5.Mother cell which undergoes mitosis can be both haploid or diploid.	5. Mother cells that undergo meiosis is always diploid.
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