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11. List the main differences between mitosis and meiosis.

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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

 

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