Q. What is the difference between mitosis and meiosis?
Top Answer
| Mitosis | Meiosis |
| A type of cell division where one cell splits into two identical cells. It happens in body cells for growth or to heal wounds. For example, your skin cells divide to repair a cut. | A type of cell division where one cell divides to make four different cells. This happens in reproductive organs to form sperm or egg cells. For example, meiosis produces egg cells in females. |
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