Question

List the main differences between mitosis and meiosis.

Answer 1

Mitosis	Meiosis
(a) Mitosis consists of a single division.	(a) Meiosis is a two phase division.
(b) Mitosis is an equational division. Daughter cell has same number of chromosome as that of parent cell.	(b) The chromosome number in daughter cell is reduced to half of that in parent cell.
(c) Mitosis results in growth.	(c) Meiosis results in reproduction.
(d) Mitosis results in two daughter cells.	(d) Meiosis results in four daughter cell.
(e) The daughter cells are similar to that of a parent	(e) The daughter cells vary from their parent cell
(f) Mitosis occur continuously in somatic cells.	(f) Meiosis occurs in germ cells during garnet genesis.
(g) Mitosis is a simple division	(g) Meiosis is a complex division.