Question 13 Marks
Differentiate between mitosis and meiosis.
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View full question & 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.
- 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.