Question
Differentiate between mitosis and meiosis.

Answer

Mitosis :
  • It is a kind of cell division in which the two daughter cells fonned have same number of chromosomes as their parent cell.
  • It is also called as equational division.
  • It helps in multiplication of cells (growth) and repair and replacement of cells.
meiosis :
  • It is a kind of cell division in which the two daughter cells fonned have half the number of chromosomes than their parent cell.
  • It is also called as reductional division.
  • It helps in sexual reproduction, forms gametes and helps in maintaining the chromosomes number.

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