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Explain meiosis and mitosis

Answer 1

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There are two major differences between mitosis and meiosis.

First, meiosis involves not one, but two cell divisions. ...

Whereas somatic cells are diploid, meaning they have two copies of each chromosome, germ cells are haploid.

The haploid nature of germ cells is vital to the process of sexual reproduction.

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Answer 2

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Mitosis and meiosis are the two types of cell division.

Mitosis also called equational division. It is the type of cell division in which the number of chromosomes in the parent cell and the daughter cells remain same. It occurs in all cells other than reproductive cells.

Meiosis is the specialized kind of cell division that reduces the chromosome number by half (thus called reductional division) resulting in production of haploid daughter cells (gametes). It mainly takes place in the reproductive cells or sex cells.