What is the difference of mitosis and meiosis?

Question

Mitosis occurs in all eukaryotic cell tissues and produces genetically identical daughter cells with a complete set of chromosomes. In humans, mitosis produces somatic cells that are diploid, which means they contain two non-identical copies of each of the twenty-three chromosomes. One copy is derived from the person's mother and the other from the person's father.

Meiosis, on the other hand, occurs only in testis and ovary tissues, producing sperm and ova (eggs). The gametes that are produced by meiosis in humans are haploid, containing only one copy of each of the twenty-three chromosomes. Because of recombination and independent assortment of parental chromosomes, the daughter cells produced by meiosis are not genetically identical.

what the other difference between of the two?

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Answer 1

you have named the main one: mitosis: diploid no. of chromosomes, hence: 2 nuclei appear. meiosis: haploid no. of chromosomes, hence:multicellular

apart from that:

mitosis: in multicelular organisms- used for repair and growth and in unicellular- reproduction

meiosis: only is multicellular organisms- for production of gametes to reproduce

mitosis: 1 stage of meta phase (cell division, cytokynesis)

meiosis: 2 rounds of meta phase

Answer 2

Meiosis: the reproductive cells, and Mitosis: the body cells

Answer 3

mitosis    :    2 daughter cells formed

meiosis    :   4 gametes formed

mitosis  :  identical cells formed

meiosis  : non-identical gametes

mitosis  : takes place in somatic cells

meiosis : takes place in sexual cells