1. Mitosis vs. Meiosis A little bit of review…
Mitosis is cell division, producing 2 new cells that are identical to the parent
Mitosis is an example of asexual reproduction, where there is just ____ parent!

2. Mitosis v.Meiosis
In other words, you are taking a diploid cell and creating two more diploid cells
Diploid: Cells that have pairs of similar chromosomes – body cells.
Body Cells: Cells that are found throughout your body.
Ex. If the parent cell has 10 chromosomes, then it goes through mitosis, how many chromosomes will be in the ‘daughter’ cells? ________

3. Mitosis vs. Meiosis Now….Meiosis!
Meiosis is the process of cell division, where haploid cells (sex cells) are produced
Haploid: cells that do not have chromosome pairs – they have half the number of chromosomes.
Sex Cells: Cells that contain half of an organism’s DNA – sperm and egg cells.

4. Mitosis v.Meiosis
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5. Answer these questions…
How many steps are in meiosis?
In meiosis, you start with _____ cell and end with _____ cells.
In meiosis, you start with a ________ cell and end with a ___________ cell

6. Meiosis So for example….
If a cell has 10 chromosomes and it goes through meiosis, how many chromosomes will be present in the new cells? _______

7. Meiosis and Fertilization
Now, when two sex cells join together (fertilization), you have a diploid cell – the first cell of that new organism!

8. Review So what are some differences between mitosis and meiosis?
Mitosis Meiosis