Why are mitosis and meiosis different?

Answer 1

· Mitosis takes place within somatic cells (cells that make up the body), while meiosis takes place within gamete cells (sex cells) · Mitosis is the process which is responsible for replacing dead or wounded skin cells. Mitosis divides a single cell into two daughter cells, while gametes are produced in fours; more specifically, one single cell produces four daughter cells. · Mitosis ensures that all cells produced are identical when Meiosis ensures variation in a species because chromosomes from each new parent are combined. · Mitosis has one cell division, but Meiosis has 2 cell divisions. · Mitosis makes two exact copies of a parent cell when Meiosis makes the gamete (sex cell) become a haploid egg or sperm cell. · Mitosis makes the exact original cell, but Meiosis makes a different type of cell instead. · Mitosis results in 2 genetically identical diploid cells and Meiosis results in 4 genetically different haploid cells = Similarities = · They both have no new gene combination when each of the cells splits after each of their processes. · both have interphase, prophase, metaphase, anaphase, and telophases · They all involve cell division · They all involve the replication of genetic material (i.e. DNA) · They both begin with a diploid cell in first stage which is interphase. · Each new cell has the same number of chromosomes

Answer 2

Mitosis is single cellular reproduction, whereas meiosis is sexual cellular reproduction (between gametes). Thus, mitosis does not change the number of chromosomes, but meiosis doubles the original number.

Answer 3

Because mitosis is the splitting of two cells that are not sex cells, nerve cells, or muscle cells and meiosis is the splitting of sex cells.

Meiosis produces four cells, but mitosis produces two cells.

Answer 4

Mitosis results in two daughter cells that are genetically identical to the parent cell as well as each other. Meiosis results in up to four daughter cells that have half the amount of genetic material than the parent cell and are genetically dissimilar from each other.

Answer 5

t'll depend on which cell division you're talking about. if it's mitosis, then the number remains the same. if it's meiosis, then the number is half of the original.

Answer 6

At the end of mitosis you will have two diploid cells.

At the end of meiosis you will have four haploid cells.

This is how the number of cells is different.