The cells in meiosis differ from the cells in mitosis in the sense that cells in meiosis have unique genetic information.
Meiosis and mitosis are both types of cell division that occur in living organisms.
Further Explanation:
The statements that is NOT true about Mitosis and meiosis is
"The cells resulting from meiosis are diploid and the cells resulting from mitosis are haploid."
<h2>Further Explanation:</h2><h3>Cell division</h3>
Cell division is the process in which cells undergo division to form other new cells.
There are two types of cell division;
<h3>Mitosis Division </h3>
- Mitosis is a type of division in which a parent cell undergoes division to yield two daughter cells that are similar to the parent cells.
- The daughter cells have equal number of chromosomes as the parent and are identical to the parent, they are therefore diploid cells.
- This type of cell division normally occurs in somatic cells of organisms and facilitates growth and development of organisms.
<h3>Meiosis division</h3>
- Meiosis division is a type of division that occurs in gamete cells where a parent cell divides into four daughter cells that differ from the parent cells in terms of the number of chromosomes.
- In meiosis the daughter cells have half the number of chromosomes as the parent cells, thus known as haploid cells.
- Meiosis occurs in the gamete cells and facilitates sexual reproduction in living organisms.
- Meiosis occurs in two phases, that is, meiosis I and meiosis II
- During the process of meiosis several processes occurs that cause genetic variation among organisms.
- These processes include, crossing over, independent assortment of genes, among others.
<h3>Differences between cell mitosis and meiosis </h3>
- Mitosis occurs in the somatic cells while meiosis occurs in the gamete cells.
- Mitosis occurs in a single phase while meiosis occurs in two phases, that is, meiosis I and meiosis II.
- Mitosis involves formation of two daughter cells after cell division while meiosis forms four daughter cells after division.
- Daughter cells formed during mitosis are diploid while daughter cells formed during meiosis are haploid.
- Meiotic cell division causes genetic variation among organisms through processes such as crossover, while mitotic division does not enhance genetic variation.
- Cells in meiotic division have unique genetic information that is passed from the parent organisms to the offspring through when gametes from two parents fuse.
Keywords: Cell division, mitosis, meiosis, crossing over, genetic variation, diploid cells and haploid cells.
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Level: High school
Subject: Biology
Chapter: Cell division
Sub-topic: Meiosis and mitosis
