Question

Which of these correctly distinguishes mitosis from meiosis? a mitosis occurs in germ cells and meiosis occurs in somatic cells. b crossing over takes place in mitosis and not in meiotic cell division. c meiosis produces four 2n daughter cells; mitosis produces two 2n daughter cells. eliminate d the number of chromosomes remains the same in mitosis and is reduced by half in meiosis?

Answer 1

Good job eliminating option D. Option A is reversed Mitosis occurs in somatic cells and Meiosis in germ cells. Crossing over results in genetic diversity or a change in DNA, that would happen in reproduction and thus meiosis. Option A, B, and D are not the answer. Option C is correct.