Compare mitosis and meiosis. 1.)explain the process of each.2.)explain how products of each is different.

Mitosis and meiosis share some similarities, but also some differences, most of which are observed during meiosis I.

For the most part, in mitosis, diploid cells are partitioned into two new diploid cells, while in meiosis, diploid cells are partitioned into four new haploid cells.


In mitosis, the daughter cells have the same number of chromosomes as the parent cell, while in meiosis, the daughter cells have half the number of chromosomes as the parent.

The products of Meiosis: 2 diploid cells

The products of Mitosis: 4 haploid cells

In mitosis the daughter cells are genetically identical, but in meiosis the daughter cells are genetically varied.

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Meiosis deals with sex cell, and mitosis deals with cell division.