11. List the main differences between mitosis and meiosis.
Mitosis | Meiosis |
It takes place in somatic cells | It takes place in germ cells |
The cells undergoing mitosis can be diploid or haploid | The cells that undergo meiosis cannot be haploid |
It involves a single division producing two daughter cells at the end | It involves two divisions that give rise to four daughter cells |
The daughter cells formed after mitosis are exactly similar to their parent cell | The daughter cells formed after meiosis are neither similar to the parent one nor to one another |
The number of chromosome remains the same after meiosis | The number of chromosomes is reduced to half after meiosis. |
Mitosis helps in multiplication of cells, healing and repair | Meiosis is involved in the formation of meiospores or gametes |