What is mitosis and meiosis?
Dr.A.P.Ganesan
Komarapalayam
Mitosis
Is multiplication of cells by a special type of cell division
In which two daughter cells are formed.
Each cell has 46 chromosomes. (Diploid)
It occurs in somatic or body cells
Meiosis
Is multiplication of male and femal sex gametes by a special type of cell division
In which 4 daughter cells are formed.
Each cell has 23 chromosomes. (Haploid)
It occurs in sex cells in ovary and testes (ovum and spermatocytes)
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