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Mitosis
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Meiosis
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i.
Mitosis is a type of cell division
that takes place in the somatic cells.
ii.
In mitosis the chromosome number
dies not change.
iii.
It is also called equational
division as the cells produced contain the same number of chromosomes as that
of the parent cell.
iv.
Mitosis occurs at the time of
asexual reproduction such as binary fission. It also takes place at the time
of growth and sexual reproduction.
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i.
Meiosis is a type of cell division
that takes place in the germ cells.
ii.
In meiosis the chromosome number is
reproduced to half.
iii.
It is also called reduction division
as the cells produced contain half the number of chromosomes.
iv.
Meiosis occurs at the time of sexual
reproduction during gamete formation.
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Mitosis Meiosis
