Science Blog 1/31/10
Meiosis and Mitosis
There are many differences and similarities between Meiosis and Mitosis. The most obvious difference is that the result of meiosis is 4 haploid cells and the result of mitosis is 2 diploid cells. Also meiosis only creates sex cells (sperm, egg, and pollen cells) and mitosis creates any type of cell. Another difference between the two processes is that in meiosis there is a process called crossing over that is not in mitosis. Crossing over is when chromosomes swap part of themselves with another chromosome.
Crossing Over Picture
Despite the many differences between meiosis and Mitosis they are very similar. For example they both use the same phases. Also both processes use replication. Another similarity is that meiosis and mitosis are both examples of cell division. Lastly both processes have the same cell structures: keneticors, centrioles, spindle fibers, nuclear membranes, and chromosomes.
Click the link below for a Meiosis simulation
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