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A-Level Biology OCR A

Haploid Meiosis Diploid Daughter Starts Ends Cells Chromosomes

Front Draw a table to compare meiosis 1, meiosis 2 and mitosis.
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Meiosis 1Meiosis 2Mitosis
Number of chromosomes
Starts as diploid ends as haploid
Starts as haploid ends as haploid
Starts as diploid ends as diploid
Type of division
Reductive
Equational
Equational
Crossing over
Occurs
Does not occur
Does not occur
What is being separated
Homologous chromosomes
Sister chromatids
Sister chromatids
End result
2 daughter cells, haploid
4 daughter cells, haploid
2 daughter cells, diploid
Genetic variation
Crossing over, independent assortment M1
Independent assortment M2
Daughter cells genetically identical

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