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How do daughter cells produced by meiosis compare to those produced by mitosis?

publish date: 2026/06/16 11:28:16.212578 UTC

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Both mitosis and meiosis start from a diploid parent cell, but their daughter cells differ in important ways.

Select ALL statements that correctly contrast meiotic daughter cells from mitotic daughter cells.

Meiosis produces four cells; mitosis produces two

Both types of daughter cells are identical to each other and to the parent cell

Meiotic daughter cells are genetically unique; mitotic daughter cells are genetically identical

Meiosis involves crossover; mitosis does not

Meiotic daughter cells are haploid (n); mitotic daughter cells are diploid (2n)

(1) Meiotic daughter cells are haploid (n); mitotic daughter cells are diploid (2n)

(2) Meiosis produces four cells; mitosis produces two

(3) Meiotic daughter cells are genetically unique; mitotic daughter cells are genetically identical

(4) Meiosis involves crossover; mitosis does not

Key contrasts between meiotic and mitotic daughter cells:

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