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Meiosis is a type of cell division that results in genetic diversity through sexual reproduction, while mitosis is a type of asexual reproduction that results in identical cells for growth and repair. Meiosis involves two cell divisions that produces four haploid daughter cells from one diploid parent cell, with the chromosome number reduced by half. Mitosis involves one cell division that produces two identical diploid daughter cells from one parent cell, with the chromosome number remaining the same. The main difference is that meiosis results in genetic variation critical for sexual reproduction, while mitosis results in identical cells for normal body maintenance.

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Meiosis is a type of cell division that results in genetic diversity through sexual reproduction, while mitosis is a type of asexual reproduction that results in identical cells for growth and repair. Meiosis involves two cell divisions that produces four haploid daughter cells from one diploid parent cell, with the chromosome number reduced by half. Mitosis involves one cell division that produces two identical diploid daughter cells from one parent cell, with the chromosome number remaining the same. The main difference is that meiosis results in genetic variation critical for sexual reproduction, while mitosis results in identical cells for normal body maintenance.

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Comparison

Meiosis Mitosis

Type of Sexual Asexual


Reproduction

Occurs in Humans, animals, plants, fungi. All organisms.

Genetically Different Identical

Crossing Over Yes, mixing of chromosomes can No, crossing over cannot occur.
occur.

Definition A type of cellular reproduction in A process of asexual


which the number of chromosomes reproduction in which the cell
are reduced by half through the divides in two producing a
separation of homologous replica, with an equal number of
chromosomes, producing two chromosomes in each resulting
haploid cells. diploid cell.

Pairing of Yes No
Homologs

Function Genetic diversity through sexual Cellular reproduction and


reproduction. general growth and repair of the
body.

Number of 2 1
Divisions

Number of 4 haploid cells 2 diploid cells


Daughter Cells
produced

Chromosome Reduced by half. Remains the same.


Number

Steps (Meiosis 1) Prophase I, Metaphase I, Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase,


Anaphase I, Telophase I; (Meiosis 2) Telophase.
Meiosis Mitosis

Prophase II, Metaphase II,


Anaphase II and Telophase II.

Karyokinesis Occurs in Interphase I. Occurs in Interphase.

Cytokinesis Occurs in Telophase I and in Occurs in Telophase.


Telophase II.

Centromeres The centromeres do not separate The centromeres split during


Split during anaphase I, but during anaphase.
anaphase II.

Creates Sex cells only: female egg cells or Makes everything other than sex
male sperm cells. cells.

Discovered by Oscar Hertwig Walther Flemming

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