{"id":41491,"date":"2023-08-03T15:03:14","date_gmt":"2023-08-03T09:18:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/microbenotes.com\/differences-between-mitosis-and-meiosis\/"},"modified":"2023-09-22T19:35:14","modified_gmt":"2023-09-22T13:50:14","slug":"differences-between-mitosis-and-meiosis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/microbenotes.com\/differences-between-mitosis-and-meiosis\/","title":{"rendered":"Mitosis vs.\u00a0Meiosis: 32 Major Key Differences"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1205\" height=\"631\" src=\"https:\/\/microbenotes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Mitosis-vs.-Meiosis.jpeg\" alt=\"Mitosis vs.\u00a0Meiosis\" class=\"wp-image-42583\" srcset=\"https:\/\/microbenotes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Mitosis-vs.-Meiosis.jpeg 1205w, https:\/\/microbenotes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Mitosis-vs.-Meiosis-300x157.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/microbenotes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Mitosis-vs.-Meiosis-1024x536.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/microbenotes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Mitosis-vs.-Meiosis-768x402.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1205px) 100vw, 1205px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Mitosis vs.&nbsp;Meiosis<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_65 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title \" >Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #0a0a0a;color:#0a0a0a\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #0a0a0a;color:#0a0a0a\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/microbenotes.com\/differences-between-mitosis-and-meiosis\/#here-are-some-of-the-differences-between-mitosis-and-meiosis\" title=\"Here are some of the differences between Mitosis and&nbsp;Meiosis\">Here are some of the differences between Mitosis and&nbsp;Meiosis<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/microbenotes.com\/differences-between-mitosis-and-meiosis\/#references\" title=\"References\">References<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"here-are-some-of-the-differences-between-mitosis-and-meiosis\"><\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Here are some of the differences<\/span> between <a href=\"https:\/\/microbenotes.com\/mitosis\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"41079\">Mitosis<\/a> and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/microbenotes.com\/meiosis\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"41081\">Meiosis<\/a><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table><tbody><tr><td><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\"> <\/span><\/p><strong>S.N.<\/strong><\/td><td><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Character<\/strong><\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Mitosis<\/strong><\/span><\/td><td> <strong style=\"font-size: revert; text-align: center; font-family: inherit;\">Meiosis<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Alternate Name<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Equational Division<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Reduction Division<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Discovered by<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Walther Flemming<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Oscar Hertwig<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Type of Cells Involved<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Somatic cells.<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Sex cells\/germ cells or gametes.<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Type of Reproduction<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Asexual division<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Sexual division<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Mother Cells<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Can be either haploid or diploid<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Always diploid<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">6.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Number of Divisions<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Mitosis involves only one cell division.<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Involves two successive divisions.<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">7.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Duration<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Comparatively shorter.<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Longer.<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">8.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Number of daughter cells&nbsp;<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Two<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Four<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">9.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Result into<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Diploid (2n) offspring<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">&nbsp;Haploid (n) offspring<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">10.&nbsp; &nbsp;<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Reduction in Chromosome Number<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">No reduction in chromosome number.<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Results in the reduction in chromosome number by half.<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">11.&nbsp; &nbsp;<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Genetical Identity<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Daughter cells are genetically the same.<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Daughter cells are genetically different due to recombination.<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">12.&nbsp; &nbsp;<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Recombination or Crossing over<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">No&nbsp;recombination&nbsp;or crossing over occurs.&nbsp;<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Crossing over&nbsp;occurs.<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">13.&nbsp;<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Leads to formation of<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Everything other than sex cells.<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Sex cells only: female egg cells or male sperm cells.<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">14.&nbsp;<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Steps Involved<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase, Telophase.<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">(Meiosis 1) Prophase I, Metaphase I, Anaphase I, Telophase I; (Meiosis 2) Prophase II, Metaphase II, Anaphase II and Telophase II.<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">15.&nbsp;<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/microbenotes.com\/interphase\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"41082\">Interphase<\/a><\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Interphase occurs prior to each division.<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Interphase precedes in only Meiosis I. It does not occur prior to Meiosis II.<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">16.&nbsp; &nbsp;<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">DNA replication during Interphase<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Takes place during Interphase.<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Takes place during Interphase I but not during Interphase II.<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">17.&nbsp; &nbsp;<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">DNA replication<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Occurs once for one cell division.<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Occurs once for two cell divisions.<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">18.&nbsp; &nbsp;<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Steps and Length of Prophase<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">A cell spends less time in prophase of mitosis than&nbsp;a cell&nbsp;in prophase I of meiosis.&nbsp;<\/span>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">No sub stages occur in mitosis.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td><td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Prophase I consist of five stages and lasts longer than prophase of mitosis. The five stages of meiotic prophase I are leptotene, zygotene, pachytene, diplotene, and diakinesis.<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">19.&nbsp; &nbsp;<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Prophase<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Simple<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Complicated<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">20.&nbsp; &nbsp;<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Synapsis<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">No synapsis<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Synapsis of <a href=\"https:\/\/microbenotes.com\/homologous-chromosomes\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"42561\">homologous chromosomes<\/a> takes place during prophase.<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">21.&nbsp; &nbsp;<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Tetrad Formation<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Tetrad formation does not occur.&nbsp;<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">A tetrad consisting of four&nbsp;chromatids (two sets of sister chromatids) lined up closely together is formed.<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">22.&nbsp; &nbsp;<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Centromere<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Each chromosome consists of two chromatids united by a centromere.<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The two homologous chromosomes form bivalents or tetrads. Each bivalents has four chromatids and two centromeres.<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">23.&nbsp; &nbsp;<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Metaphase<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Sister chromatids&nbsp;align at the metaphase plate (a plane that is equally distant from the two cell poles).&nbsp;<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Tetrads (homologous chromosome pairs) align at the metaphase plate in metaphase I.<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">24.&nbsp; &nbsp;<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Chromosome Alignment in Metaphase<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">In the metaphase plate, all the centromeres line up in same plate.<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">In metaphase I, the centromeres are lined up in two planes which are parallel to one another.<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">25.&nbsp; &nbsp;<\/span><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/microbenotes.com\/chiasmata-definition-formation-structure-significances\/\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Chiasmata<\/span><\/a><\/td><td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Absent<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Observed during prophase I and metaphase I.<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">26.&nbsp; &nbsp;<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Anaphase<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Sister chromatids separate&nbsp;and begin migrating centromere first toward opposite poles of the cell. A separated sister chromatid becomes known as&nbsp;daughter chromosome&nbsp;and is considered a full chromosome.&nbsp;<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">During anaphase I, (double stranded) chromosomes are separated toward each cellular pole. <a href=\"https:\/\/microbenotes.com\/sister-chromatids-mitosis-meiosis\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"41649\">Sister chromatids<\/a> do not separate&nbsp;in anaphase I.<\/span> <p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">On the other hand, (single stranded) chromosomes are the ones being segregated during anaphase II.<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">27.&nbsp; &nbsp;<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Centromeres Split<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The centromeres split during anaphase.<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The centromeres do not separate during anaphase I, but during anaphase II.<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">28.&nbsp; &nbsp;<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Spindle Fibres<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Disappear completely in telophase.<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Do not disappear completely in telophase I.<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">29.&nbsp; &nbsp;<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Nucleoli<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Reappear at telophase.<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Do not reappear at telophase I.<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">30.&nbsp; &nbsp;<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Karyokinesis<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Occurs in Interphase.<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Occurs in Interphase I.<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">31.&nbsp; &nbsp;<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/microbenotes.com\/cytokinesis\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"27961\">Cytokinesis<\/a> (division of the\u00a0cytoplasm)<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Occurs at the end of&nbsp;telophase.&nbsp;<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Cytokinesis happens at the end of&nbsp;telophase I&nbsp;and telophase II.<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">32.<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Functions<\/span><\/td><td>Facilitate growth, repair, and replacement.<br><br>To produce more cells especially during the early stages of development.<br><br>To regenerate damaged and lost cells.<br><br>Mitosis also occurs in <strong style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;\">prokaryotes<\/strong><span style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\"> as an essential form of <\/span><a style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\" href=\"https:\/\/microbenotes.com\/asexual-reproduction\/\">asexual reproduction<\/a><span style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">.<\/span><\/td><td>Takes part in the formation of gametes.<br><br>To maintain the chromosome number of the offspring.&nbsp;<br><br>For maintenance of genetic diversity on which the process of natural selection acts upon.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"references\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>References<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Verma, P., &amp; Agarwal, V. (2005).&nbsp;Cell biology, genetics, molecular biology, evolution and ecology. New Delhi: S.Chand.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/microbiologyinfo.com\/differences-between-mitosis-and-meiosis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">https:\/\/microbiologyinfo.com\/differences-between-mitosis-and-meiosis\/<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">https:\/\/www.bioexplorer.net\/differences-between-mitosis-and-meiosis.html\/<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">https:\/\/www.thoughtco.com\/differences-between-mitosis-and-meiosis-373390<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">https:\/\/www.biologyexams4u.com\/2012\/09\/difference-between-mitosis-and-meiosis.html#.W1bbDDozbIU<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here are some of the differences between Mitosis and&nbsp;Meiosis S.N. Character Mitosis Meiosis 1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; Alternate Name Equational Division Reduction Division 2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; Discovered by Walther Flemming Oscar Hertwig 3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &#8230; <a title=\"Mitosis vs.\u00a0Meiosis: 32 Major Key Differences\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/microbenotes.com\/differences-between-mitosis-and-meiosis\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Mitosis vs.\u00a0Meiosis: 32 Major Key Differences\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":42583,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6189,1025],"tags":[1626,1625,1624,1621,1623,1622],"custom":{"td_video":"","featured_image":"https:\/\/microbenotes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Mitosis-vs.-Meiosis.jpeg","author":{"name":"Sagar 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separated into botany (the study of plants) and zoology (the study of animals), morphology (structure), and physiology (function).\r\nLiving beings have been divided into different kingdoms, phylum, classes, orders, and genus to make the identification and studies related to different organisms more feasible.\r\nTraditionally, biology was only associated with the structure and function of living beings.\r\nWith time, however, biology deals with the fundamental levels of life, resulting in a separate discipline termed, molecular biology.\r\nBiology has now been developed into modern biology which is based on certain foundations like cell theory, evolution, genetics, homeostasis, and chemical energy.\r\nBiology defines cell as the fundamental unit of life, which is common in all living beings, microscopic, and macroscopic.\r\nBesides, other concepts like evolution and genomics further help in understanding the origin, evolution, and relationship among living beings.\r\nGenetics is 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