GENERAL

• WHAT DOES MEIOSIS PRODUCE?

  four haploid, genetically different daughter cells
• WHAT HAPPENS IN MEIOSIS?

  two nuclear divisions
• DIFFERENCES IN MEIOSIS AND MITOSIS?

  MEIOSIS

  • 2 nuclear divisions
  • produces haploid cells (one set of chromosomes)
  • introduces genetic variation

  MITOSIS

  • 1 nuclear division
  • produces diploid cells (two sets of chromosomes)
  • creates genetically identical cells
• HOW TO IDENTIFY MEIOSIS IN A LIFE CYCLE?

  look for a diploid (2n) cell dividing to become a haploid (n) cell