List out the differences between mitosis and meiosis. – InterviewSolution

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List out the differences between mitosis and meiosis.

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Mitosis	Meiosis
Occurs in somatic cells	Occurs in reproductive cells
Involved in growth and occurs continuously throughout life	Involved in gamete formation only during the reproductively active age
Consists of a single division	Consists of two divisions
Two diploid daughter cells are formed	Four haploid daughter cells are formed
The chromosome number in the daughter cell is similar to the parent cell (2n)	The chromosome number in the daughter cell is just half (n) of the parent cell
Identical daughter cells are formed	Daughter cells are not similar to the parent cell and are randomly assorted

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