list two difereces between mitosis and meiosis?
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Mitosis result in 2 cells that are typical to the parent cell. it also occurs in all type of cells\nMeiosis result in 4 cells each of them have half of the chromosomal material of the parent cell. it occurs in gametes
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Meiosis only happens in sex cells. Mitosis happens in all other cells. When mitosis happens the cell splits in two. Meiosis forms 4 cells, in females only one is an egg, in males all four are sperm. Meiosis goes twice through every stage, ie   metaphase.
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Mitosis allows the chromosomes in a cell to be duplicated so that a new cell can be formed. \nMeiosis uses the same concept except that you end up with four haploid( half the # of chromosomes) gametes, or reproductive cells because of the second half of the meiosis cycle. When these cells(either egg-sperm, pollen-seed, ect) come together, they form a diploid cell(twice the # of chromosomes as the haploid cell), which then has the number of chromosomes needed for the organism to grow and the species continue on. This also results in different combinations of genes, unlike mitosis, so there is some individuality amoung members of that species.
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Meiosis is the type of cell division by which germ cells (eggs and sperm) are produced. Meiosis involves a reduction in the amount of genetic material
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In very simple terms:\n\nmitosis is the division of somatic cells, one cell divides and the end result is 2 cells.   \n\nmeiosis is the division of germ cells, one cell divides into two first and those two divide again, and the end result is 4 cells.
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The other answers are good, but not completely correct.\n\nA diploid or haploid cell can go through mitosis to make an itendical copy of the original.\n\nOnly a diploid cell can go through meiosis.  One diploid cell creates FOUR haploid cells, unlike the first answer said.  Each of these four haploid cells has half the number of chromosomes as the original diploid cell.  In humans, this is what makes the gametes, sperm and egg.  When a sperm fertilizes an egg, the two cells combine and form a diploid cell with the diploid amount of chromosomes.
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mitosis is not the 2nd part of meiosis. \ncrossing over does not happen in mitosis basically because there is no need to do so. \ncrossing over occurs in the 1st part of meiosis  when the 2 pairs of homologous chromosomes come together in the prophase part of meiosis--one pair of chromosomes from each parent. that is where the exhcange of genes occur in order to add variation between the 4 daughter cells.\nin mitosis, the homologous chromosomes do not come together. the DNA simply copies itself and will eventually lead to the split into 2 identical daughter cells.
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meiosis steps\n1) Meiosis I\nProphase I\nMetaphase I\nAnaphase I\nTelophase I\n2)meiosis II\nProphase II\nMetaphase II\nAnaphase II\nTelophase II
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Let's assume you want a human example.\nHuman cells have 46 chromosomes.\n\nIn Meiosis 1:\nProphase 1- chromosomes replicate, join with homologous pairs to become tetrads.\n--46 chromosomes paired, 23 tetrads, and 92 chromatids\nMetaphase 1- same numbers as prophase\nAnaphase 1: 46 chromosomes (double stranded), 92 chromatids\nTelophase 1: end: 23 chromosomes (double stranded), 46 chromatids per cell\n\nProphase 2: same as Telophase 1\nMetaphase 2: same as Telophase 1\nAnaphase 2: 46 chromosomes, zero chromatids\nTelophase 2: end: 23 chromosomes per cell.
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After mitosis you have two daughter cells that are from the first cell.  I believe they are identical and the only differences is the amount of cytoplasm (which happens during anaphase and continues thru telophase)  Hope I helped a little.
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Mitosis is when a cell divides to create two daughter cells that are identical. Meiosis is the process by which eggs and sperm are created. In meiosis a cell divides and each daughter cell has only half the DNA.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitosis\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meiosis\n\nBecause meiosis is a "one-way" process, it cannot be said to engage in a cell cycle as mitosis does. However, the preparatory steps that lead up to meiosis are identical in pattern and name to the interphase of the mitotic cell cycle.
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the result of mitosis is 2 daughter cells which are exactly like the mother cell and that is how regular cells in the body reproduce, but in meiosis you get 4 gaughter cells that each have half the genetic material of the mother cell, in fact meiosis is like a mitosis in the begining but the cell divide once more without doubling the DNA. the cells in the reproductive glands divide like this and make the sperm and the ovuum.
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:\nMitosis divides genetic information during cell division. A cell in early anaphaseMitosis is the process by which a cell separates its duplicated genome into two identical halves. It is generally followed immediately by cytokinesis which divides the cytoplasm and cell membrane. This results in two identical daughter cells with a roughly equal distribution of organelles and other cellular components. Mitosis and cytokinesis together is defined as the mitotic (M) phase of the cell cycle, the division of the mother cell into two daughter cells, each the genetic equivalent of the parent cell.
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1.  It's meiosis not meisosis\n\n2. sure just go to en.wikipedia.org and on the left look up meiosis\n\n3.  or just go to this link.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meiosis
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Well, as you may already know, the purpose of both mitosis and meiosis is to take one cell and make two cells. Before the cells do this though, they have to make sure that a few things are in order. Obviously, there has to be enough stuff for the 2 cells to each be able to live independently. so, there has to be duplication of a lot of stuff before the first cell (let's call it the parent) divides. One of these things is the genome. These are the chromosomes which are made up of DNA. Once the DNA replicates (makes 2 copies of everything from what the parent originally had), the cell can divide. There are now 4 chromosomes of each type, we started out with our usual 2 of each (most organisms have 2 of each chromosome and they differ slightly from each other-this becomes important for meiosis), then when everything duplicated, we got 4! \n\nIn MITOSIS, the 2 cells that come out of the division (lets call them the daughters), are EXACTLY the same in genetic makeup as the original mother cell. They have the very same DNA and therefore make the same proteins and therefore the cells behave the same. \n\n In MEIOSIS on the other hand, the cells are not the same at all. And in fact, this is the point of meiosis - to make new types of cells. You may know that eggs and sperm are products of meiosis, but you not only get a mixing of genes from your mother (from the egg) and father (from the sperm), but the genes inside the egg and sperm are pre-mixed because of meiosis. Thus, genetic diversity!, and an explanation for why you have traits given to you from your grandmother through your father, even though your father may not have that trait (he carries it in his genes for later mixing). This may be a complicated issue in itself but since we have 2 of every chromosome and therefore 2 of every gene (even before the DNA replication that preceeds mitosis), there's a chance that the 2 copies of the same gene are different, one of which shows up in your father and one which you have that you got from your grandmother throuh your father. The mixing, by the way comes about because after the DNA replicates in preparation for cell division. This is neat and involves chromosomes breaking apart and joining back together. Take a look at the animated movie of meiosis at http://www.biology.yale.edu/animatedMeiosis.nclk - make a point to notice the red and green chromosomes at the beginning and the mixed ones at the end.
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If we were talking about human cells, there are 23 chromosomes in each cell. In mitosis, there are four main steps with another peparation time. The four are Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase, and Telephase (PMAT). The peparation time before mitosis is called Interphase (not a step of mitosis) where chromosomes duplicate themselves (23 x 2 = 46 chromosomes total). During these steps of mitosis, the cell divides into two. So if a cell with 46 chromosomes divide into two daughter cells, then each daughter cell will have 23 chromosomes in the end. The result of mitosis: more cells with the same number of chromosomes in each cell.\n\nA cell goes through a cell cycle. Use this link to see the cell cycle: http://www.biology.arizona.edu/Cell_bio/tutorials/cell_cycle/cells2.html\n\nrelatively, mitosis is a short process.