What are the differences between mitosis and meiosis?
mitosis: cell division: the process by which a cell divides into two daughter cells, each of which has the same number of chromosomes as the original cell. See also meiosis (sense 1) [Late 19th century. < Greek mitos "thread"] http://encarta.msn.com/…/…onaryResults.aspx Biology a type of cell division in which daughter cells have the same number and kind of chromosomes as the parent nucleus. http://www.askoxford.com/concise_oed/mitosis a process that takes place in the nucleus of a dividing cell, involves typically a series of steps consisting of prophase, metaphase, anaphase, and telophase, and results in the formation of two new nuclei each having the same number of chromosomes as the parent nucleus
