Mitosis and meiosis

• Mitosis


  Cell division that produces two identical daughter cells (diploid)
• Mitosis


  1. Prophase

  2. Prometaphase

  3. Metaphase

  4. Anaphase

  5. Telophase

  6. Cytokinesis
• Mitosis


  • Produces two identical daughter cells (diploid)
  • Genetic variation doesn't change
  • Happens in somatic cells
  • Produces new cells
  • Chromosome number remains the same
• Meiosis


  Cell division that produces 4 haploid daughter cells
• Meiosis


  1. Prophase

  2. Prometaphase

  3. Metaphase

  4. Anaphase

  5. Telophase

  6. Cytokinesis
• Meiosis


  • Chromosome number halves in each daughter cell
  • Purpose is sexual reproduction
• Chromosome number remains the same in mitosis
• Genetic variation doesn't change in mitosis
• Mitosis happens in somatic cells
• Mitosis produces new cells
• Meiosis produces 4 haploid daughter cells
• Meiosis is for sexual reproduction