Mitosis has to do with the division of somatic or vegetative cells. Diploid parent cells divide to give rise to two diploid daughter cells that are genetically identical to the parent cells. <em>Mitotic process is important for for wound healing, growth and development of living organisms.</em>
On the other hand, meiosis is concerned with the division of sex cells. Diploid parent cells divide t give rise to four haploid daughter cells that are genetically different from the parent cells as a result of crossing over and recombination. Meiotic process is important in sexually reproducing organisms. <em>It ensures that the ploidy level of organisms are kept constant from one generation to the other.</em>
In mitosis, the first stage is prophase. The
nucleolus disappears and the two centrosomes begin to form the mitotic spindle.
The spindle xtends between two opposite poles f the cell. Next is the
metaphase. The centromeres of the chromatid pairs align at the center of the
miotic spindle. Then anaphase, the centromeres will split that separates the
chromatid pair. They are now called chromosomes. The last phase is the
telophase. The chromosomes will then form a thread-like chromatin and for ache
envelope, a nucleoli appears. <span>The type of
cell division that produces gametes with half the normal chromosome number is
the meiosis. Meiosis is the type of cell division used in sexual reproduction.
It will occur in the testes and ovaries.</span>
A somatic cell mutation in an organism is passed on to the daughter cells in an organism. But this type of mutation doesn't affect the future generations because only genes carried by sperm or ova can become part of offspring's gene material.
