While mitosis produces 2 daughter cells from each parent cell, meiosis results in 4 sex cells, or gametes in males and 1 in females. Unlike the cells created by mitosis, gametes are not identical to the parent cells. In males, meiosis is referred to as spermatogenesis because sperm cells are produced.
Low birth weight, premature birth, miscarriage (fetus dies before the 20th week of pregnancy), birth defects (hearing issues, or heart defect)
