What is the Cell Cycle
The cell cycle is a series of events that lead a cell to divide itself and form 2 new cells. In cells with a nucleus, the cell cycle can be divided in three periods: interphase—during which the cell grows, accumulating nutrients needed for mitosis preparing it for cell division and duplicating its DNA—and the mitotic phase, during which the cell splits itself into two distinct cells, often called "daughter cells" and the final phase, cytokinesis, where the new cell is completely divided.
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What is mitosis
Mitosis is the process by which a cell duplicates into two daughter cells. In mitosis, chromosomes in the cell nucleus are separated into two identical sets of chromosomes, each in its own nucleus. It is a form of nuclear division. Mitosis is generally followed immediately by cytokinesis, which divides the nuclei, cytoplasm, organelles, and cell membrane into two cells containing roughly equal shares of these cellular components.
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What is meiosis
Meiosis is a two-part cell division process in organisms that sexually reproduce.
Meiosis produces gametes with one half the number of chromosomes as the parent cell.There are two stages of meiosis: meiosis I and meiosis II. At the end of the meiotic process, four daughter cells are produced.Each of the resulting daughter cells has one half of the number of chromosomes as the parent cell. |
Mitosis v. Meiosis
Meiosis can be described as twice the division of Mitosis, meaning Meiosis has on extra division rather than just end on the first division. Because of the second division, Meiosis leaves it's four daughter cells with half of the original chromosomes each, while Mitosis leaves it's two daughter cells with the same number of chromosomes. Meiosis is also used only for reproductive cells, while Mitosis is used for repairing damaged/missing cells and for the growth of an organism.
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