What Is the Major Difference Between Mitosis and Meiosis

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Multiple Choice

What is the major difference between mitosis and meiosis?

• A) In meiosis, a cell is completely replicated into two daughter cells. In mitosis, the daughter four cells are haploid, not replicates of the original cell.
• B) In mitosis, a cell is completely replicated into two daughter cells. In meiosis, the four daughter cells are haploid, not replicates of the original cell.
• C) Meiosis happens in embryos and mitosis happens in adult human cells.
• D) They are part of the same process of cell division but meiosis happens in the first part and results in haploid daughter cells.
• E) Meiosis is part of the process of reproduction and embryogenesis and mitosis is not.

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Definitions:

Progenitor Cells

Cells that have a limited capacity for differentiation and self-renewal, capable of generating more specialized cell types.

Glial Cells

Specialized cells in the nervous system that support, nourish, and protect neurons, playing a critical role in maintaining the optimal environment for neural function.

Stem Cell Culture

The process of growing stem cells in a laboratory setting for research or therapeutic purposes.