CELL STRUCTURES AND FUNCTION
CELL DIVISION
Question
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Mitosis
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Meiosis
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Both
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Meiosis is the type of cell division that creates egg and sperm cells. Mitosis is a fundamental process for life. During mitosis, a cell duplicates all of its contents, including its chromosomes, and splits to form two identical daughter cells.
Detailed explanation-2: -There are two major events that occur in both mitosis and meiosis i.e. the division of nuclear material called karyokinesis and the division of cytoplasm called cytokinesis. Karyokinesis means the process of division of the nucleus during mitosis or meiosis.
Detailed explanation-3: -Which of the following does NOT occur in both mitosis and meiosis? Splitting of homologous pairs of chromosomes.
Detailed explanation-4: -The condensation of interphase chromatin to form the compact chromosomes of mitotic cells is a key event in mitosis, critical in enabling the chromosomes to move along the mitotic spindle without becoming broken or tangled with one another.
Detailed explanation-5: -Both males and females use meiosis to produce their gametes, although there are some key differences between the sexes at certain stages. In females, the process of meiosis is called oogenesis, since it produces oocytes and ultimately yields mature ova(eggs).