| Mitosis | Meiosis |
| (a) It occurs in somatic cells and stem cells. | It occurs in germ cells. |
| (b) In this nucleus divides only once. | In this nucleus divides twice (Meiosis I and Meiosis II) |
| (c) In these two daughter cells are formed. | In these four daughter cells are formed. |
| (d) Daughter cells formed by mitotic division are diploid (2n). | Daughter cells formed by meiotic division are haploid (n) |
| (e) In mitosis, crossing over does not take place. | In meiosis, crossing over takes place. |
| (f) Mitosis plays an important role in growth, repair, healing and development. | Meiosis is important for formation of haploid gametes and spores. |
