What is the diffrence bettween mitosis and meiosis in plant and animal cells?
Mitosis and meiosis are two different types of cell division processes that occur in both plant and animal cells. Here's a breakdown of the differences between them in both types of cells:
Mitosis:
1. Purpose: Mitosis is responsible for growth, repair, and asexual reproduction in both plant and animal cells. It results in the production of two genetically identical daughter cells.
2. Cell Division: The division occurs once, resulting in two daughter cells.
3. Chromosome Number: The chromosome number in the daughter cells remains the same as the parent cell (diploid).
4. Stages: It consists of four stages - prophase, metaphase, anaphase, and telophase.
Meiosis:
1. Purpose: Meiosis is involved in sexual reproduction, producing gametes (sex cells) in both plant and animal cells. It results in the production of four genetically diverse daughter cells.
2. Cell Division: The division occurs twice, resulting in four haploid daughter cells.
3. Chromosome Number: The chromosome number in the daughter cells is reduced by half (haploid).
4. Stages: It consists of two rounds of cell division - meiosis I and meiosis II. Each round comprises the same four stages as mitosis (prophase, metaphase, anaphase, and telophase), but with some additional steps (crossing over and recombination) occurring in prophase I.
To answer this question in the future, you can simply compare the differences in the purposes, cell divisions, chromosome numbers, and stages of mitosis and meiosis in plant and animal cells.