Cell Division

• Meiosis is a type of cell division where four haploid daughter cells are formed from one diploid parent cell
• Mitosis is a type of cell division where two haploid daughter cells are formed from one diploid parent cell
• How many daughter cells are formed in mitosis

  Two haploid daughter cells
• Mitosis is responsible for the growth, repair and maintenance of multicellular organisms
• Meiosis is responsible for the formation of gametes