Differences Between Mitosis and Meiosis Cell Division

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Cell division is of two types. They are Mitosis and Meiosis.

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Mitosis It is a process of cell division where a single cell divides into two genetically similar daughter cells.

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Meiosis It is a process of cell division where a single cell divides two times to produce four cells having half the original amount of chromosomes.

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Differences between mitosis and meiosis cell division: – Mitosis takes place in somatic or vegetative cells, but meiosis takes place in germ cells.

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In mitosis, two daughter cells are formed, but in meiosis, four daughter cells are formed.

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In mitosis, the nucleus divides only once, but in meiosis, the nucleus divides twice.

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In mitosis, daughter cells are diploid, but in meiosis, daughter cells are haploid.

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There is no change in chromosome number during mitosis, but there is a change in chromosome number during meiosis.

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No crossing over in mitosis but crossing over occurs in meiosis.

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Mitosis is an equation division, but meiosis is a reduction division.

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