N a m e ______________________ D a t e _____ / _____ / _________

C O MPARIN G AND C O NTRASTIN G MITOSIS AND MEIOSIS

Pl a c e c h e c k m a rks in th e a p pro pri a t e c olu m n(s) to in d i c a t e w h e th e r th e list e d it e ms a p ply to
m itosis, m e iosis or b o th.

Mitosis Meiosis

1. n o r e c o m b in a tio n o f h o m ol o gs o c c urs

2. tw o c e ll d ivisio ns

3. pro d u c e s f o ur d a u g ht e r c e lls

a sso c i a t e d w ith a s e xu a l r e pro d u c tio n

4.
a n d gro w th

5. a sso c i a t e d w ith s e xu a l r e pro d u c tio n

6. o n e c e ll d ivisio n

7. pro d u c e s tw o d a u g ht e r c e lls

8. c hro m oso m es a r e d u pli c a t e d

9. c hro m oso m e n u m b er is m a int a in e d

10. c hro m oso m e n u m b er is h a lv e d

h o m ol o g o us c hro m oso m e s m a y
11.
p e rf orm c rossin g-o v e r
d a u g ht e r c e lls a r e th e s a m e a s
12.
p a r e nt c e ll
d a u g ht e r c e lls a r e n o t th e s a m e a s
13.
p a r e nt c e ll

14. This pro d u c e s g a m e t e s

15. syn a psis o c c urs in pro p h a s e

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