Comparison of Mitosis and Meiosis
By Tessa
Topic: |
Both: |
Mitosis: |
Meiosis: |
Amount of chromosomes |
Create new sets of chromosomes |
Makes two sets of chromosomes |
Makes one set of chromosomes so sperm and egg cells can combine to create normal amount of chromosomes |
Genes in cells |
Have genes from original cell. |
Exact copy of the original cell. |
Has half of genes from original cell
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Dividing Results in
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New cells from old cells |
One cell division with two daughter cells with full chromosomes
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Two cell divisions with four daughter cells with half chromosomes
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Purpose
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Creating New Cells |
Creating all the rest of body cells. Every other cell in the human body is created by mitosis. |
Creating sex cells- the female egg and the male sperm |
Sources:
A PBS site detailing differences. Also has a good animation link.
Sparknotes again!
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