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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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    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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    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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