Mitosis vs Meiosis
This image shows a comparison of mitosis versus meiosis in an example animal cell. To learn more about mitosis, visit the Mitosis and Cytokinesis in Animal Cells scrollable interactive. To learn more about meiosis, visit the Meiosis in Animal Cells scrollable interactive.
Topics
- 2n
- animal cell
- chromosome
- crossing over
- cytokinesis
- cytoplasmic division
- diploid
- DNA replication
- genetically distinct
- genetically identical
- genetic variation
- germ cell
- haploid
- homologous chromosomes
- homologs
- independent assortment
- interphase
- mitosis
- meiosis
- meiosis I
- meiosis II
- n
- nuclear division
- organelle duplication
- replicated chromosome
- unreplicated chromosome
- sister chromatids
- somatic cell