Mitosis and meiosis are processes by which animal and plant cells divide. Which statement BEST describes a difference between mitosis and meiosis?

Meiosis is a mulit-step process.
Meiosis also takes place in prokaryotic cells.
Meiosis is used in the repair of an organism.
Mitosis produces genetically identical daughter cells.

Question

Mitosis and meiosis are processes by which animal and plant cells divide. Which statement BEST describes a difference between mitosis and meiosis? 

       Meiosis is a mulit-step process.
       Meiosis also takes place in prokaryotic cells.
       Meiosis is used in the repair of an organism.
       Mitosis produces genetically identical daughter cells.

abhisar · Answer

Hey there!
What do you think should be the correct option?

rissyroo118 · Answer

i think D @Abhisar

abhisar · Answer

Yes you are absolutely correct. `Mitosis produces identical daughter cells because it is an equational division` while `Meiosis produces genetically different cells because it is a reductional division (halves the  no of chromosomes).`