How does meiosis compare with mitosis? A. Meiosis transforms one diploid cell into four diploid cells while mitosis transforms one diploid cell into two haploid cells. B. Meiosis transforms one diploid cell into four haploid cells while mitosis transforms one diploid cell into two diploid cells. C. Meiosis transforms one diploid cell into two diploid cells while mitosis transforms one diploid cell into four haploid cells. D. Meiosis transforms one diploid cell into two haploid cells while mitosis transforms one diploid cell into four diploid cells.

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Benjamin Holland

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12 August, 12:18

How does meiosis compare with mitosis? A. Meiosis transforms one diploid cell into four diploid cells while mitosis transforms one diploid cell into two haploid cells. B. Meiosis transforms one diploid cell into four haploid cells while mitosis transforms one diploid cell into two diploid cells. C. Meiosis transforms one diploid cell into two diploid cells while mitosis transforms one diploid cell into four haploid cells. D. Meiosis transforms one diploid cell into two haploid cells while mitosis transforms one diploid cell into four diploid cells.

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Sandra Valencia · Answer 1

Meiosis has two rounds of genetic separation and cellular division while mitosis only has one of each. In meiosis homologous chromosomes separate leading to daughter cells that are not genetically identical. In mitosis the daughter cells are identical to the parent as well as to each other.