1.Meiosis occurs in sex cells while mitosis occurs in all other normal cells
2.During mitosis,the cell splits in two while in meiosis,the cell splits in four.
3.Most cells will copy all their DNA until they have two copies of everything, and then divide into two cells that each of one copy of everything. That's mitosis, and it works pretty well for the most part.In meiosis, the cells don't stop there. Each of the new cells then (after a brief rest) divides again into germ cells, each with HALF the amount of DNA a normal adult needs.
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4.A normal cell has two versions of each gene, one from mom and one from dad (and when it's ready for mitosis, it has two copies of each version, so in a sense it has four copies). A germ cell, on the other hand only has one copy of each gene. Thus the amount of DNA it has is rather reduced from a normal somatic cell.
2007-02-11 00:50:39
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answer #1
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answered by Anonymous
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1. Mitosis takes place in somatic cells, meiosis in reproductive cells.
2. In mitosis, there's no exchange of genetic material. In meiosis, there is. (crossing over of chromosomes)
3. Chromosome number remains constant at the end of mitosis, whereas it reduces to half in meiosis.
4. Two identical daughter cells are formed after mitosis, and four daughter cells different from each other due to crossing over are formed in meiosis.
2007-02-11 00:55:26
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answered by beachblue99 4
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mitosis is cell division. (anaphase enterphase prophas metaphase and daughter something)
2007-02-11 00:54:02
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answer #3
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answered by 2cool4u 2
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