Mitosis Meiosis

Mitosis

Meiosis

i.              Mitosis is a type of cell division that takes place in the somatic cells. ii.            In mitosis the chromosome number dies not change. iii.           It is also called equational division as the cells produced contain the same number of chromosomes as that of the parent cell. iv.           Mitosis occurs at the time of asexual reproduction such as binary fission. It also takes place at the time of growth and sexual reproduction.

i.              Meiosis is a type of cell division that takes place in the germ cells. ii.            In meiosis the chromosome number is reproduced to half. iii.           It is also called reduction division as the cells produced contain half the number of chromosomes. iv.           Meiosis occurs at the time of sexual reproduction during gamete formation.