Chapter 4: Bringing It All Together
Examine the diagram and note the similarities and differences between meiosis and
mitosis.
1. Complete the table to compare the differences between mitosis, meiosis I, and Meiosis
II.
Phase
Prophase
Mitosis
- no pairing (synapsis) of
chromosomes
Metaphase - duplicated chromosomes
at metaphase plate
Anaphase - sister chromatids
separate, become daughter
chromosomes that move to
the poles.
Telophase - chromosomes have one
chromatid
- two diploid .daughter
cells form, identical to the
parental cell.
Meiosis II
Meiosis II
2. A diploid cell undergoes
nuclear division(s) in mitosis.
Mitosis produces
diploid daughter cells. A diploid cell
undergoes
nuclear division(s) in meiosis. Meiosis produces
haploid daughter cells.