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Mitosis or Meiosis
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Mitosis | Makes body cells (ex: Blood cells, skin cells, nerve cells, etc.). |
| Meiosis | Makes gametes/sex cells (ex: Sperm and Egg) |
| Meiosis | Two cell divisions. |
| Mitosis | One cell division. |
| Meiosis | Daughter cells are haploid (23 chromosomes). They have half the chromosomes of the parent cell. |
| Mitosis | Daughter cells are diploid (46 chromosomes). They have the same amount of chromosomes as the parent cell. |
| Mitosis | Daughter cells are genetically identical to the parent cell. |
| Meiosis | Daughter cells are genetically different from (similar to) the parent cell. |