Question

Mitosis results in the formation of how many cells; meiosis results in the formation of how many cells? see concept 13.3 (page 262)

Answer 1

Mitosis results in the formation of two diploid cells while Meiosis results to the formation of four haploid cells. Mitosis is a process that takes place in the somatic cells; a cell that has doubled its genetic material divides to produce two diploid daughter cells while meiosis is a process that take place in the gamete cells where a doubled cell undergoes two rounds of division producing four haploid cells.