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Meiosis, because it occurs in gametes, which produce a new organism, rather than mitosis, which occurs in cells other than sex cells, and usually just causes the cell to die, and be replaced rather than grow into a mutated organism.

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Can an organism live a health life without any cell undergoing meiosis?

Meiosis is the replication of sex cells, so if an organism doesn't want to reproduce offspring, then they can live healthily without undergoing the process of meiosis. However, mitosis is the replication of every other cell in the body, assisting with growth and repair so no organism can live a healthy life without undergoing the process of mitosis.


What functions of cells can be affected by a mutation?

because of an error during meiosis or mitosis or because of something in the enviroment.


What is the chromsome number disorder?

abnormality, mutation, aberration, an error in cell division, following meiosis or mitosis


When parts of chromosomes are broken off and lost during mitosis or meiosis the result is an?

when parts of chromosomes are broken off and lost during mitosis the results is a chromosomal mutation


When parts of chromosomes are broken off and lost during mitosis or meiosis the result is?

when parts of chromosomes are broken off and lost during mitosis the results is a chromosomal mutation


Can mutation be passed along to human offspring through meiosis and mitosis?

Yes, mutations can be passed along to human offspring through both meiosis and mitosis. Mutations that occur in the germ cells during meiosis can be passed on to offspring, while mutations that occur in somatic cells during mitosis can potentially lead to a mosaic pattern of mutated and normal cells in an individual.


Which is a structure that is used in meiosis but not in mtiosis?

Callose wall surrounds the sporocytes during meiosis. It is not seen in the cells undergoing mitosis. The very appearance of callose in between cell membrane and cell wall identifies the sporocytes from rest of somatic cells.Callose wall surrounds the sporocytes during meiosis. It is not seen in the cells undergoing mitosis. The very appearance of callose in between cell membrane and cell wall identifies the sporocytes from rest of somatic cells.


Does cell replacement occur in mitosis or meiosis?

Its meiosis. Mitosis is cell division.


Is metaphase a phase in mitosis or meiosis?

Metaphase is a phase in both mitosis and meiosis.


Is prometaphase in meiosis?

No, prometaphase is a stage in mitosis, not meiosis. In meiosis, there is a prophase I stage that is similar to prometaphase in mitosis.


5 different between mitosis and meiosis and 5 same between mitosis and meiosis give me a list plz?

Differences: # Cells undergoing mitosis divide once, cells undergoing meiosis divide twice. # Mitosis is for cell replication, meiosis is for genetic recombination and to produce reproductive cells # Meiosis does not produce exact copies, mitosis does # Crossing over occurs in meiosis # Mitosis produces diploid cells, meiosis produces haploid Similarities: # Both duplicate the organism's genome once, before any duplication occurs # Metaphase plates occur in both # Centrioles exist in both # They share the same basic steps for division # Both occur in eukaryotic cells


Do tetrads form in mitosis or meiosis?

Meiosis