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A comparison of Meiosis and Mitosis
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A comparison of Meiosis and Mitosis Meiosis has many similarities to mitosis. However, there are major differences that it is essential to note. Mitosis produces two daughter cells genetically identical to the parent cell and to each other. Meiosis produces four haploid daughter cells which differ genetically not only from the parent cell but from each other. Meiosis II is virtually identical in mechanism to mitosis, separating sister chromatids. Some errors are made in meiosis, which cause chromosomal abnormalities in the gametes and in diploid individuals resulting from those gametes. Mitosis helps in growth and body repair. Meiosis however, helps in sexual reproduction and regulation of chromosome number in the life cycle of sexually reproducing organisms. Meiosis cell division produces four offspring sex cells, each with its own unique, reshuffled selection of genes with only half the number of chromosomes - the haploid number. When two sex cells...
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