EBK BIOLOGY
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Chapter 7, Problem 1LTB
List several ways in which meiosis differs from mitosis.
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Summary Introduction
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Differences between meiosis and mitosis.
Introduction:
There are two types of cell division- (a) Meiosis and (b) Mitosis. The meiotic process occurs in gametes whereas, the meiotic process occurs in body cells. Precise genetic copies of the parent cell are the new cells produced as a result of mitosis. Meiosis lowers the chromosome number by half.
Explanation of Solution
The difference between the mitosis and meiosis is given as follows:
Meiosis | Mitosis |
1. It happens in germ cells. | 1. It occurs in somatic cells |
2. It involves crossing over. | 2. It does not involve crossing-over. |
3. It includes two nuclear divisions. | 4. It involves one nuclear division. |
5. The pairing of chromosomes takes place. | 3. No chromosome pairing is seen. |
Conclusion
Meiosis takes place in germ cells and mitosis occurs in somatic cells. Meiosis forms 4 daughter cells which are haploid, but mitosis produces two daughter cells, which are clones.
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- Name the four main stages of mitosis, and describe what happens in each stage.arrow_forwardDuring which phases of the mitotic cycle would the terms chromosome and chromatid refer to identical structures?arrow_forwardSeparation of the sister chromatids is a characteristic of which stage of mitosis? a. prometaphase b. metaphase c. anaphase d. telophasearrow_forward
- Describe the critical events of mitosis that are responsible for ensuring that each daughter cell receives a full set of chromosomes from the parent cell.arrow_forwardThe individual chromosomes become visible with a light microscope during which stage of mitosis? a. prophase b. prometaphase c. metaphase d. anaphasearrow_forwardMatch the phase of cell division with the following diagrams. In these cells, 2n = 4. a. anaphase of meiosis I b. interphase of mitosis c. metaphase of mitosis d. metaphase of meiosis I e. metaphase of meiosis IIarrow_forward
- The part of meiosis that is similar to mitosis is_______. a. meiosis I b. anaphase I c. meiosis II d. interkinesisarrow_forwardAll of the following are stages of mitosis except _________. a. prophase b. interphase c. metaphase d. anaphasearrow_forwardMatch the stage of mitosis with the following key events.arrow_forward
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