Please compare and contrast mitosis and meiosis How are they

Please compare and contrast mitosis and meiosis. How are they similar and how are they different? When do these processes take place?100 words or more please

Solution

Both the mitosis and meiosis are two types of cell division that result in the production of new cells. The following are the differences between mitosis and meiosis.

Mitosis

Meiosis

Occurs in vegetative cells

Occurs in reproductive cells

Daughter cells are identical to parent cells and are diploid.

Daughter cells are not identical to the mother cells and are haploid.

Number of daughter cells produced per each division are two

Number of daughter cells produced per each division are four

No genetic recombination occurs

Genetic recombination do occurs.

Number of chromosomes in mitosis at various stages are, Interphase = 2n,Prophase = 2n, Metaphase = 2n, Anaphase = 4n, Telophase = 4n, Cytokenisis = 2n

Number of chromosomes in meiosis at various stages are, Meiosis-I

Interphase = 2n, Metaphase = 2n, Anaphase = 2n, Telophase = 2n, Cytokenisis = n.

Meiosis-II:

Metaphase 2 = n, Anaphase 2 = 2n, Telophase 2 = 2n, Cytokenisis 2 = n.

The main purpose of mitosis is tissue growth

The main purpose of meiosis is reproduction and gene diversity.