Question

what is the purpose of mitosis

Answer 1

Mitosis produces the cells of the body. When they split they produce identical cells with a complete set of DNA. They are exactly like their parents. It only has one division and that leads to two cells.

Meiosis produces the gametes or the "sex cells" such as sperm and eggs. Meiosis goes through two divisions, one in meiosis 1 and one in meiosis 2. In the end, it results in four cells and each cell only contains half of the genetic material. At fertilization male and female gametes come together to form a new being with half of its mothers genes and half of its fathers.

Answer 2

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