What is the major difference between mitosis and meiosis?
In mitosis, you get two clones of the original cell. Meiosis cuts the chromosome number by half and mixes things up, so you end up with four unique gametes. It's the secret behind our genetic lottery!
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Mitosis produces two identical daughter cells, while meiosis creates four genetically distinct cells with half the number of chromosomes. Think twins vs. a genetic variety show!
In mitosis, you get two daughter cells with the same number of chromosomes as the parent cell. In meiosis, you get four daughter cells, each with half the number of chromosomes. Simple as that.
Mitosis makes two identical cells, while meiosis creates four genetically unique cells. Think twins vs. quadruplets!
Mitosis is like photocopying a document鈥攅verything remains the same. Meiosis is more like shuffling a deck of cards; you get unique combinations each time.
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