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Germ cells. Somatic cells perform mitosis to get genetically identical daughter cells, and germ cells perform meiosis to get genetically different cells.

In gametophytes, it's known as generative cells.

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Meiosis happens in sex cells. While mitosis is next to cloning, meiosis happens between sex cells so the new cells are only similar to the parent cells, not identical.

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What boby cells undergo meiosis?

Body cells do not undergo meiosis. Reproductive cells undergo meiosis, body cells, mitosis.


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Meiosis differs from mitosis in the following ways; meiosis produces four cells while mitosis two produces cells. Meiosis occurs in sex cells while mitosis occurs body cells.


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