James asks…

Why is the difference between meiosis and mitosis important?

Tell why the differnce between mitosis and meiosis important esoecially in terms of heredity of the new cells.
tell why difference is important especially in terms heredity of the new cells. I need this As Soon As Possible (A.S.A.P.) Thx!!!!

admin answers:

Mitosis is for somatic cells while meiosis is for sex cells(gametes). Mitosis creates geneticall identical cells while meiosis creates whole new different unique cells, through crossing over, independent assortment, mutation, and such. Its important because for heredity it makes variation in offspring which may be necessaryfor all that evolution and natural selection crap. Idk check ur textbook for more info hope this helped.

Carol asks…

Whats the difference between meiosis and mitosis?

whats 3 differences between meiosis and mitosis? 3 difference for each and 3 things that are the same

admin answers:

Both occur in single celled organisms
BOTH REPRODUCE
Both divide in phases

mitisos produces identical daughter cells
meiosis occurs in multi and single celled organisms and offers variability and adaptibility in changing environments
meiosis occurs in 2 phases

Ken asks…

Main important difference between mitosis and meiosis?

In terms of understanding human inheritance, what is the most important difference between mitosis and meiosis?

admin answers:

Mitosis produces daughter cells that have pairs of homologous chromosomes (diploid) Mitosis occurs in all cells of the body

Meiosis produces daughter cells which are haploid. That is, they have one set of chromosomes. This only happens in the sex cells (sperm and ova). When fertilisation occurs the resulting cell (which multiplies and eventually becomes a little human) inherits one set of chromosomes from the sperm and one set from the ova giving you the homologous pairs again.

Lizzie asks…

I need to show difference between meiosis and mitosis?

I’m re asking this because I didn’t explain my last one as well as I should have.

For my Biology II class, I need to show the difference between meiosis and mitosis. The point of it isn’t to be too detailed. I really just need to show the general concept of each and how they differ.

Please give me very simple ideas to show the difference between the two. Like I said, nothing to detailed. Heck, if you can think of two household objects I can bring to class that would show the difference, that is great.

admin answers:

So:

1. Mitosis happens in germline cells, meiosis in somatic cells.
2. Mitosis has as a product TWO identical daughter cells and meiosis results in FOUR genetically different daughter cells (crossing over happens in proface II).
3. Homologous pairs align at the metaphase plate in meiosis, chromosomes align at the metaphase plate in mitosis.

Those are the main, most important ones. Anything else and you would have to go into more detail.

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