Which statement accurately describes a difference between mitosis and meiosis? Meiosis begins with a haploid cell and mitosis begins with a diploid cell. Meiosis involves one cell division and mitosis involves two cell divisions. Meiosis produces four haploid cells and mitosis produces two diploid cells. Meiosis increases chromosome numbers in a cell and meiosis reduces chromosome numbers in a cell.

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Bailey Eaton

Biology

19 May, 17:17

Which statement accurately describes a difference between mitosis and meiosis? Meiosis begins with a haploid cell and mitosis begins with a diploid cell. Meiosis involves one cell division and mitosis involves two cell divisions. Meiosis produces four haploid cells and mitosis produces two diploid cells. Meiosis increases chromosome numbers in a cell and meiosis reduces chromosome numbers in a cell.

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Kelly Fowler · Answer 1

diffrent sex cells im pretty sure

Aubree Montes · Answer 2

The third one!

Mitosis makes two identical daughter cells (so both are diploid).

Meiosis makes 4 haploid cells (each with half the chromosomes of the original cells) ... these are how the gamete cells (sperm/egg) are made.