Kevin M.

Turcolas September 7, 2020

Grade 12-STEM2

Mitosis is the genetic separation of a parent cell, resulting in two daughter cells and the daughter
cells are identical to the parent and with each other. Meiosis, on the other hand, is a two-cycle
genetic separation of a parent cell, resulting in four daughter cells, and the chromosomes
separate, leading to four daughter cells that are not identical to each other or the parent.

Amidst the DNA replication, with the nuclear membrane breaking down as genetic information
organize themselves into chromosomes; in meiosis, chromosomes synapse with each other,
resulting in the genetic info to "mix" between the chromosomes. Afterwards, the chromosomes
align with each other in the middle of the cell then, separate, both traveling at one end of the cell.
Then, the process occurs again, with the end result being four daughter cells with half of each
chromosome.

For Mitosis, it results for two daughter cells and no change in the number of chromosomes in
each cell.

Meiosis leads to the production of germ cells, which germ cells are haploid (different from
diploid, having two copies of chromosomes) and the nature of germ cells are significant to sexual
reproduction.

Mitosis is considered as asexual reproduction because it does not require sex for its' process of
formulating new organisms. Plus, Mitosis only occurs in somatic cells (diploid), which includes
any other cells in organisms except reproductive (germ) cells.

To summarize, Meiosis is responsible for reproducing germ cells and Mitosis is responsible for
reproducing somatic cells. Meiosis consists of two genetic separations, and Mitosis consists of
one genetic separation. Meiosis has four daughters cells as a result, while Mitosis only has
two.daughter cells. Meiosis ends up with sister cells, not being identical with each other or the
parent cell hile Mitosis has two sister cells, being identical to the parent cell.