Comparé mitosis and meiosis

Mitosis is a process where a single cell divides into two identical daughter cells. This is important for growth, repair, and asexual reproduction in multicellular organisms. The daughter cells are genetically identical to the parent cell and have the same number of chromosomes.

Meiosis is a process that occurs in sexually reproducing organisms to produce gametes (sperm and egg cells). It involves two rounds of division, resulting in four daughter cells that are genetically different from the parent cell and from each other. Each daughter cell has half the number of chromosomes as the parent cell. This genetic variation is crucial for sexual reproduction.