Difference Between Mitosis and Meiosis

Mitosis Meiosis

1. Mitosis takes place in somatic cells Meiosis takes place in sex-cells

2. After replication of DNA the nucleus After replication of DNA the nucleus divides
divides only once hence the number of only once hence the number of chromosome
chromosome in the daughter cell is in the daughter cell is same as that in the
same as that in the mother cell. mother cell.

3. All the chromosomes behave The homologous chromosomes remain

independently of each other. adjacent to each other by forming pairs.

4. During metaphase the chromosomes During metaphase the chromosomes arrange

arrange themselves on the equator in
such away that their centromeres
remain on the plate of the spindle
whereas the arms of the chromosomes
remain free.
themselves on the equator in such a way that
the centromeres of the homologous
chromosome remains on either side of the
plate of the spindle. Hence their arms remain
towards the opposite poles.

5. There is neither crossing over nor any Both, crossing over and exchange of
exchange of the segments of segments of chromatid takes place.
chromatids

6. At the end of mitosis two daughter cells At the end of meiosis four daughter cells are
are formed from a single mother cell. formed from a single mother cells.

7. In a single organisms the period of In the process of meiotic division takes longer
Mitotic division is shorter than that of time than that of the Mitotic division taking
the meiotic division. place in the sameorganisms.

8. In a metaphase stage after the division In metaphase I, the centromere of each

of the centromere of the chromosome
each chromatid behaves as a
chromosomes and separates from each
other.
chromosome doesnot divide hence instead of
chromatids the entire homologous
chromosomes separate from each other but in
metaphase II the centromere of each
chromosome divides,as a result chromatids
are separated.

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