1. Mitosis vs. Meiosis

2. Mitosis produces cells that are identical to the parent cell
Mitosis produces cells that are identical to the parent cell. Mitosis occurs in all somatic cells, not egg or sperm.
Somatic cell → 2n 2n 2n
Meiosis produces cells that are genetically different to the parent cell. Meiosis produces gamete cells. n 2n n n n

4. Meiosis I
Meiosis II

5. 2n 2n
4 Cells
Produced
2 Cells
Produced 2n n

8. Mitosis vs. Meiosis Diploid Cell Diploid Cell Meiosis I Meiosis II
4 Haploid Cells Produced
Diploid Cell
What happened here?
Homologous
chromosomes
separate
Individual
Chromatids
separate
2 Identical Diploid Cells