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Are cells created from meiotic divsions identical?

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The process results in four daughter cells that are haploid, which means they contain half the number of chromosomes of the diploid parent cell. Meiosis has both similarities to and differences from mitosis, which is a cell division process in which a parent cell produces two identical daughter cells.

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Mitosis: happens in somatic cells, 2 diploid identical daughter cells

Meiosis: happens in germ cells, 4 haploid daughter cells

Meiosis creates varied daughter cells, so no, the answer to the question is that cells from meiotic divisions are not identical.

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