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    Mitosis and meiosis both involve cell division, but have key differences. Mitosis produces somatic cells for growth and repair through one replication and division, while meiosis forms gametes through two divisions. Homologous chromosomes pair up and may exchange genetic material in meiosis, but not in mitosis. Meiosis results in four haploid daughter cells with half the number of chromosomes as the original parent cell, introducing genetic variation between generations.

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    Mitosis and meiosis both involve cell division, but have key differences. Mitosis produces somatic cells for growth and repair through one replication and division, while meiosis forms gametes through two divisions. Homologous chromosomes pair up and may exchange genetic material in meiosis, but not in mitosis. Meiosis results in four haploid daughter cells with half the number of chromosomes as the original parent cell, introducing genetic variation between generations.

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    Mitosis and meiosis both involve cell division, but have key differences. Mitosis produces somatic cells for growth and repair through one replication and division, while meiosis forms gametes through two divisions. Homologous chromosomes pair up and may exchange genetic material in meiosis, but not in mitosis. Meiosis results in four haploid daughter cells with half the number of chromosomes as the original parent cell, introducing genetic variation between generations.

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    The Differences and Similarity between Mitosis and Meiosis

    Mitosis Meiosis

    Similarity

    The process of cell division in which DNA replicates only once.


    Differences
    Mitosis Characteristics Meiosis
    Produces new cells for Function For the formation of _____________
    growth and repair
    All __________cells Location Cell in the reproductive organs

    __________of homologous Synapsis Homologous chromosomes pair up


    chromosomes (synapsis) (synapsis) to form bivalents
    does not occur
    Crossing over between non- Crossing over between non-sister
    sister chromatids does not chromatids occurs during prophase I
    occur during prophase
    The chromosomes are Metaphase Homologous chromosomes _______
    arranged randomly at the side by side at the metaphase plate.
    metaphase plate.
    Sister chromatids separate to  Homologous chromosomes
    move to the opposite poles separate to move to the
    ____________ poles.
     The sister chromatids still remain
    __________to each other.
    _______daughter cells Product and ________ daughter cells (gametes)
    (somatic) number of cells
    Number of Twice
    division of parent
    cell
    Once Number of
    cytokinesis
    ___________ to parent cell Genetic __________ from parent cell and from
    and to one another information one another
    Diploid (2n) or the same Number of ___________ (n) or half the number of
    number of chromosomes as chromosomes chromosomes of the parent cell
    the parent cell.
    Does not cause genetic Genetic variation Causes genetic variation from one
    variation in any generation generation to the next.

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