Question

Provide three ways in which you can tell the difference between a cell in mitosis vs a cell in meiosis. Describe how they are different.

Answer 1

Mitosis consists of one stage whereas meiosis consists of two stages. Mitosis produces diploid cells (46 chromosomes) whereas meiosis produces haploid cells (23 chromosomes). Mitosis produces two identical daughter cells whereas meiosis produces four genetically different daughter cells