OBJECTIVE LIFE SCIENCE
CELL BIOLOGY
Question
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Parent and offspring are identical
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Parent and offspring are different
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Creates new body cells in eukaryotes
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Creates new body cells in prokaryotes
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Detailed explanation-1: -Thus, the main difference between mitosis and meiosis is that mitosis produces somatic (body) cells, which can go on to become part of any bodily tissue, whereas meiosis only produces germ (sex) cells. Organisms which reproduce asexually cannot undergo meiosis, whereas all eukaryotic organisms undergo mitosis.
Detailed explanation-2: -Mitosis Examples Apart from stem cells, other mitotically active cells are progenitor cells and blast cells (precursors). Both of them divide but not as indefinitely as the stem cells. Cancer cells are another example.
Detailed explanation-3: -Mitosis occurs in somatic cells; this means that it takes place in all types of cells that are not involved in the production of gametes. Prior to each mitotic division, a copy of every chromosome is created; thus, following division, a complete set of chromosomes is found in the nucleus of each new cell.