What is the difference between meiosis and mitosis?
In biology, meiosis is the process that allows one diploid cell to divide in a special way to generate haploid cells in eukaryotes. The word “meiosis” comes from the Greek meioun, meaning “to make smaller,” since it results in a reduction in chromosome number. Meiosis is essential for sexual reproduction. See pictures in http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meiosis Mitosis is the process by which a cell separates its duplicated genome into two identical halves. It is generally followed immediately by cytokinesis which divides the cytoplasm and cell membrane. This results in two identical daughter cells with a roughly equal distribution of organelles and other cellular components. Mitosis and cytokinesis together is defined as the mitotic (M) phase of the cell cycle, the division of the mother cell into two daughter cells, each the genetic equivalent of the parent cell. Mitosis occurs exclusively in eukaryotic cells. In multicell
