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State four differences between mitosis and meiosis
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The nuclear envelop breaks down into vesicles.
Chromatids from each chromosome move toward the opposite poles.
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Which of the following differentiates telophase I from telophase ll?
A Nuclear membrane is formed in telophase I only.
B Complete cell division occurs in telophase ll only.
C Haploid daughter cells are produced in telophase I only.
D Twice the number of daughter cells are produced in telophase ll
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An organism which was recently discovered, has 16 chromosomes in its somatic cells. During
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Stage where two haploid daughter
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