Question
List out the differences between mitosis and meiosis.
| Sr. No. | Mitosis | Meiosis |
| 1. | Occurs in somatic cells | Occurs in reproductive cells |
| 2. | Involved in growth and occurs continuously throughout life | Involved in gamete formation only during the reproductively active age |
| 3. | Consists of a single division | Consists of two divisions |
| 4. | Two diploid daughter cells are formed | Four haploid daughter cells are formed |
| 5. | The chromosome number in the daughter cell is similar to the parent cell (2n) | The chromosome number in the daughter cell is just half (n) of the parent cell |
| 6. | Identical daughter cells are formed | Daughter cells are not similar to the parent cell and are randomly assorted |
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