What is the difference between mitosis and meiosis?
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What is the
difference
between
mitosis and
meiosis?
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Vocabulary
Mitosis: The phase in the cell cycle
during which the nucleus divides
Meiosis: A part of sexual reproduction in
which cells divide to form sperm cells in a
male and egg cells in a female. Meiosis
occurs only in reproductive cells.
Vocabulary
DNA: deoxyribonucleic acid, a chemical that
contains information for an organism’s growth and
functions
Chromosomes: the physical structure in a cell that
contains the cell’s DNA (genetic material)
Cell cycle: the normal sequence of development
and division of a cell
Genome: All the DNA of an organism, including its
genes; the genetic material of an organism.
Mitosis and Meiosis
Create two cells from one cell!
there has to be enough stuff for both cells
to be able to live
so, there has to be duplication of a lot of
stuff before the first cell (parent) divides.
Mitosis and Meiosis
One of the things to duplicate is the
genome.
These are the chromosomes which are
made up of DNA.
Once the DNA replicates (makes 2 copies
of everything from what the parent originally
had), the cell can divide.
Mitosis and Meiosis
There are now 4 chromosomes of each type
we started out with our usual 2 of each
most organisms have 2 of each chromosome
and they differ slightly from each other- this
becomes important for meiosis
then when everything is duplicated, we get 4!
Differences of Mitosis and
Meiosis
MITOSIS
the 2 cells that come out of the division
(daughters) are EXACTLY the same in
genetic makeup as the original mother
cell.
They have the very same DNA and
therefore make the same proteins and
therefore the cells behave the same.
Differences of Mitosis and
Meiosis
MEIOSIS
Purpose of meiosis is to make new types of cells!
(the cells are not the same at all)
Eggs and sperm are products of meiosis
Genetic diversity happens from mixing of genes
inside the cells of the mother and father
Why do you have traits given to you from your
grandmother through your father, even though your
father may not have that trait ?
(he carries it in his genes for later mixing)