Describe and explain three differences between meiosis and mitosis

Mitosis consists of one cell division whereas meiosis consists of two cell divisions.Mitosis produces two genetically identical daughter with the same number of chromosomes as the parent cell whereas meiosis produces four genetically different daughter cells with half the number of chromosomes as the parent cellMitosis occurs in most normal body cells whereas meiosis only occurs in gametes

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