Differences Mitosis and Meiosis

	Meiosis	Mitosis	Hide All Show All
Occurs in:	Humans, animals, plants, fungi	all organisms	hide
Produces:	four haploid daughter cells	two diploid daughter cells	hide
Genetically:	different	identical	hide
Definition:	A type of cellular reproduction in which the number of chromosomes are reduced by half through the separation of homologous chromosomes in a diploid cell.	A process of asexual reproduction in which the cell divides in two producing a replica (exact copy) with an equal number of chromosomes (One cell becomes two) in haploid cell	hide
Chromosome Number:	Reduced by half (homologous pairs separate)	Remains the same	hide
Pairing of Homologues:	Yes	No	hide
Function:	sexual reproduction	Cellular (asexual) Reproduction (cell division during which the cell nucleus divides); general growth and repair of the body	hide
Number of Divisions:	2 nuclear and 2 cytoplasmic divisions	1 division of the nucleus and 1 Cytokinesis	hide
Discovered by:	Oscar Hertwig	Walther Flemming	hide
Type of Reproduction:	Sexual	Asexual	hide
Number of Cells produced:	4	2	hide
Creates:	Sex cells only: Female egg cells or Male sperm cells	Makes everything other than sex cells (Somatic Cells)	hide
Occurrence of Crossing Over:	Yes	No	hide
Steps:	The steps of meiosis are Interphase, Prophase I, Metaphase I, Anaphase I, Telophase I, Prophase II, Metaphase II, Anaphase II and Telophase II.	The steps of mitosis are Interphase, Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase, Telophase and Cytokinesis	hide