Mitosis Vs. Meiosis

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What is the primary purpose of mitosis?

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Mitosis is primarily for growth and repair of tissues, producing identical daughter cells.

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What type of cells are produced by meiosis?

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Meiosis produces gametes, which are non-identical cells.

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How many rounds of division occur in meiosis?

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Meiosis involves two rounds of division: meiosis I and meiosis II.

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What is the chromosome number of the daughter cells produced by mitosis?

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The daughter cells produced by mitosis have the same diploid number of chromosomes as the parent cell.

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What is the chromosome number of the daughter cells produced by meiosis?

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The daughter cells produced by meiosis have half the chromosome number (haploid) of the parent cell.

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What is a key difference between mitosis and meiosis in terms of genetic variation?

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Mitosis produces genetically identical cells, while meiosis introduces genetic variation through crossing over and independent assortment.

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What type of organisms typically undergo meiosis?

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Meiosis typically occurs in sexually reproducing organisms to produce gametes.

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What is crossing over and when does it occur?

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Crossing over is the exchange of genetic material between homologous chromosomes that occurs during prophase I of meiosis.

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What is the significance of independent assortment in meiosis?

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Independent assortment increases genetic diversity by allowing different combinations of maternal and paternal chromosomes to be distributed to gametes.

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What are the phases of mitosis?

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The phases of mitosis are prophase, metaphase, anaphase, and telophase.