Comparing Mitosis and Meiosis

Mitosis and Meiosis Similarities

• Both begin with a diploid parent cell
• Produce new cells
• Involve cell division
• Same basic steps (prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase)
• Involves DNA replication

Mitosis vs. Meiosis Venn diagram

Similarities and Differences between Mitosis and Meiosis 

Similarities:

• Both begin with a diploid parent cell
• Produce new cells
• Involve cell division
• Same basic steps (prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase)
• Involves DNA replication

Differences:

• Mitosis results in 2 daughter cells while meiosis results in 4
• In mitosis, daughter cells are genetically identical to each other and the parent cell. In meiosis, the daughter cells are genetically unique from the parent cell and to one another.
• Miosis results in diploid cells (cells with a full set of DNA), while meiosis results in haploid cells (cells with a half set of DNA)
• In mitosis, cells divides once. In meiosis, the cell divides twice.
• Mitosis includes phases prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase. Meiosis includes phases
• prophase 1, metaphase 1, anaphase 1, telophase 1, prophase 2, metaphase 2, anaphase 2, telophase 2.
• Mitosis creates somatic (body) cells. Meiosis creates gametes (sex cells).
• In mitosis, no recombination (crossing over) occurs during prophase. It does occur in meiosis.
• In mitosis , sister chromatids separate in anaphase. In meiosis, sister chromatids separate in anaphase 2.

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