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List the main difference between mitosis and meiosis

Answer» \tMitosisMeiosisInterphaseEach chromosome replicates. The result is two genetically identical sister chromatidsChromosomes not yet visible but DNA has been duplicated or replicatedProphaseProphase –Each of the duplicated chromosomes appears as two identical or equal sister chromatids, The mitotic spindle begins to form. Chromosomes condense and thickenProphase I – crossing-over recombination – Homologous chromosomes (each consists of two sister chromatids) appear together as pairs. Tetrad is the structure that is formed. Segments of chromosomes are exchanged between non-sister chromatids at crossover points known as chiasmata (crossing-over)MetaphaseMetaphase -The chromosomes assemble at the equator at the metaphase plateMetaphase I Chromosomes adjust on the metaphase plate. Chromosomes are still intact and arranged as pairs of homologuesAnaphaseAnaphase – The spindle fibres begin to contract. This starts to pull the sister chromatids apart. At the end of anaphase, a complete set of daughter chromosomes is found each poleAnaphase I Sister chromatids stay intact. However, homologous chromosomes drift to the opposite or reverse poles \xa0\xa0Mode of ReproductionAsexual ReproductionSexual ReproductionOccurrenceAll the cellsReproductive cellsFunctionGeneral growth and repair, Cell reproductionGenetic diversity through sexual reproductionCytokinesisOccurs in TelophaseOccurs in Telophase I and in Telophase IIDiscovered byWalther FlemmingOscar Hertwig\t


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