Meiosis

• Explain how the chromosome number is halved during meiosis (2)

  1. Homologous chromosomes (pair)
  2. One of each pair goes to each daughter cell / to opposite poles
• Differences between Mitosis and Meiosis

  1. Mit one division, mei has two
  2. daughter cells genetically identical vs different
  3. Two cells vs four cells
  4. Diploid to diploid vs diploid to haploid
  5. separation of homologous chromosomes only in meiosis
  6. crossing over only in meiosis
  7. Independent segregation in meiosis