What is the difference between mitosis and meiosis?

Mitosis is the process used by normal body cells for everyday replication to maintain a healthy body, for example tissue regeneration. On the other hand, meiosis is the process whereby the gametes, sperm and eggs, are formed for sexual reproduction.There are several key differences that can be summarized as below:Mitosis produces two identical daughter cells from the mother cell whereas meiosis produces four genetically unique daughter cells.The daughter cells produced by mitosis are diploid (have 23 pairs/ 46 chromosomes) whereas the daughter cells produced by meiosis are haploid (have 23 chromosomes)Mitosis involves one cell division step whereas meiosis involves two steps.

CG
Answered by Clare G. Biology tutor

3291 Views

See similar Biology A Level tutors

Related Biology A Level answers

All answers ▸

Why do insects and other animals need developed transport systems?


Describe how negative feedback is used to control blood glucose concentration (6 marks)


Outline the sequence of events following the production of extracellular proteins that leads to their release from the cell. [3]


How does ATP contribute to energy requiring reactions?


We're here to help

contact us iconContact ustelephone icon+44 (0) 203 773 6020
Facebook logoInstagram logoLinkedIn logo

MyTutor is part of the IXL family of brands:

© 2025 by IXL Learning