Multiple Choice
Which best represents one fundamental difference between the processes of mitosis and meiosis?
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Mitosis & Meiosis Review
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Mitosis is most similar to which phase of meiosis?
A
Anaphase I
B
Meiosis II
C
Prophase I
D
Meiosis I
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Understand that mitosis and meiosis are both processes of cell division, but they serve different purposes. Mitosis results in two identical daughter cells, while meiosis results in four genetically diverse gametes.
Recall that meiosis consists of two stages: Meiosis I and Meiosis II. Meiosis I is the reductional division where homologous chromosomes are separated, and Meiosis II is the equational division where sister chromatids are separated.
Recognize that mitosis is most similar to Meiosis II because, in both processes, sister chromatids are separated into daughter cells.
In contrast, during Anaphase I of Meiosis I, homologous chromosomes are separated, which is different from the separation of sister chromatids in mitosis.
Therefore, the phase of meiosis that is most similar to mitosis is Meiosis II, as both involve the separation of sister chromatids.
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