Mitosis vs Meiosis Overview

Questions and Answers

Diploid (correct)

Tetraploid

Haploid

Triploid

46 (correct)

100

Four cells with different genetic information

Two cells with the same genetic information (correct)

Two cells with half the genetic information

One cell with half the genetic information

Go through interphase again Signup and view all the answers

Two Signup and view all the answers

Haploid Signup and view all the answers

It is replicated Signup and view all the answers

To grow and develop the body Signup and view all the answers

To produce gametes with a haploid number of chromosomes Signup and view all the answers

4 Signup and view all the answers

Meiosis One Signup and view all the answers

Meiosis produces gametes, while mitosis produces somatic cells Signup and view all the answers

In germ cells, specifically in the testes and ovaries Signup and view all the answers

Four gametes with a haploid number of chromosomes Signup and view all the answers

It allows for the fusion of gametes to form a new organism Signup and view all the answers

Germ cells undergo meiosis, while somatic cells undergo mitosis Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

In mitosis, a cell with a diploid number of chromosomes (2n) undergoes cell division to produce two daughter cells, each with the same diploid number of chromosomes (2n).
Each daughter cell has the same genetic information as the original cell and can undergo interphase, replicating its DNA and growing, before dividing again through mitosis.
This process occurs in somatic cells, making up the bulk of the body, and allows for growth and development.
In meiosis, a cell with a diploid number of chromosomes (2n) undergoes cell division in two phases to produce four daughter cells, each with a haploid number of chromosomes (n).
In meiosis, the homologous pairs of chromosomes are split, resulting in genetic variation in the daughter cells.

Meiosis occurs in germ cells, such as those in the testes or ovaries.
The process of meiosis involves two phases: Meiosis One and Meiosis Two.
In Meiosis One, the diploid number of chromosomes is reduced to a haploid number, resulting in two cells with a haploid number of chromosomes.
In Meiosis Two, each of the two cells from Meiosis One undergoes a second round of cell division, resulting in four daughter cells, each with a haploid number of chromosomes.
Meiosis is not a cycle, and the resulting daughter cells are gametes (sperm or egg cells) that can be used in fertilization.

Mitosis produces two identical daughter cells, while meiosis produces four genetically varied daughter cells.
Mitosis occurs in somatic cells, while meiosis occurs in germ cells.
Mitosis allows for growth and development, while meiosis allows for genetic variation and the production of gametes.