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What occurs in meiosis and not mitosis?

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Meiosis is characterized by the division of the mother cell into four haploid cells.

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Which phase occurs before mitosis or meiosis?

Inter-phase occurs before mitosis or meiosis.


What occurs only in the gonads mitosis or meiosis?

Meiosis


What are four ways in which meiosis different from mitosis?

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.


What occurs in plants and animal mitosis or meiosis?

Mitosis. Meiosis is only concerned in sex cells.


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Mitosis. Meiosis is only concerned in sex cells.


Does mitosis occur in the ovaries and testes?

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When does replication happen during mitosis or meiosis?

replications occurs in both meiosis and mitosis during the S portion of interphase.


Is mitosis occurs in both plants and animals?

Yes, mitosis occurs both in plants, as well as animals. Mitosis is the reproduction of an organism's cells. For example, when a woman who is pregnant waits for her child to be born, mitosis occurs. Same thing with plants. Hope that helped!


What are Homologous chromosomes that occurs in meiosis but not mitosis is called?

Tetrad


DNA replication occurs in preparation for what?

Both mitosis and meiosis


What is the difference between prophase mitosis and prophase meiosis?

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