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COMPARING MITOSIS AND MEIOSIS
FEATURE
MITOSIS
MEIOSIS
What type of cell?
Parent cell?
Daughter cells?
Number of daughter cells?
Number of chromosomes in daughter cells?
Are the chromosomes in daughter cells
Identical to parent cell?
Body cell
Diploid (2n)
Diploid (2n)
2
Same as parent (46)
Yes, always
Sex cell
Diploid (2n)
Haploid (n)
4
Half the parent # (23)
No, each daughter cell is
different due to crossing over