Mitosis vs. Meiosis
Mitosis produces cells that are identical to the parent cell Mitosis produces cells that are identical to the parent cell. Mitosis occurs in all somatic cells, not egg or sperm. Somatic cell → 2n 2n 2n Meiosis produces cells that are genetically different to the parent cell. Meiosis produces gamete cells. n 2n n n n
Meiosis I Meiosis II
2n 2n 4 Cells Produced 2 Cells Produced 2n n
Mitosis vs. Meiosis Diploid Cell Diploid Cell Meiosis I Meiosis II 4 Haploid Cells Produced Diploid Cell What happened here? Homologous chromosomes separate Individual Chromatids separate 2 Identical Diploid Cells