What is the difference between mitosis and meiosis?
In a nutshell, mitosis equals body cell cloning, meiosis equals gamete variety-making. Your body thrives with both!
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Mitosis = body cells, identical. Meiosis = sex cells, half the chromosomes. Simple as that.
Mitosis makes two identical cells, whereas meiosis makes four genetically different ones with half the original chromosome number. Think of mitosis as copy-pasting and meiosis as shuffling a deck of cards.
Mitosis: 1 division, 2 cells, identical. Meiosis: 2 divisions, 4 cells, diverse. Simple enough, right?
Mitosis is like duplicating a document, while meiosis is like creating entirely new versions with unique twists.
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