Question

Why is mitosis called equational division and meiosis called reductional division?

Answer 1

Explanation:

because in mitosis each daughter cell gets equal sets of chromosomes that the parent cell has so the number of chromosomes is equally divided and so it is called equational division while in meiosis, the daughter cell gets only half the sets of chromosomes that the parent cell has so the number of chromosomes is reduced hence it is called reductional division

Answer 2

Mitosis is the process of cell division wherein the chromosomes replicate and gets equally distributed into two daughter cells. The chromosome number in each daughter cell is equal to that in the parent cell, i.e., diploid. Hence, mitosis is known as equational division.

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