The process of mitosis ad meiosis is a type of cell division that occurs in eukaryotes. The type of cell division in prokaryotes including bacteria is the binary division in that they do not have nucleus.
Mitosis is a type of division that produces identical diploid cells as the parent diploid cell. It involves only one division and involved in replacement of damaged tissue and for growth and development.
Meiosis is a type of cell division that produces unique daughter cells with genetic variation as a result of genetic recombination that occurs in the crossing over event in the interphase 1 of meiosis. This type of division involves two division (meiosis II and II) and also produces haploid cells. The parent cell is a germ line cell that was first diploid and then undergoes this form division producing haploid cells to be transferred to offspring.
