Cell division, also known as mitosis, produces two daughter cells that are genetically identical to the parent cell. It occurs through mitosis and is the process by which somatic cells replicate, as well as for tissue growth and repair. Meiosis produces gametes, or sex cells, which have half the number of chromosomes and undergo fusion during fertilization to form a single cell with a full chromosome count.

2.  Theprocess by which a cell divides into two
or more cells.
 Cell
division is also the source of tissue
growth and repair in multicellular organisms

3. Somatic cell
Sex cell

4. Replacing dying especially in the
epidermis where the
requirement is continuous.
Repairing the damage, mostly
when the body has faced the
onslaught of trauma and
disease.

5.  Refers to all body  Contain diploid (2n)
cell except the sex number of
cell. chromosomes .
 Skin cell, muscle  somatic cells contain 46
cell, nerve cell, chromosomes or 23
bone cell, stomach homologous pairs of
cell and liver cell. chromosomes.
 Multicellular
organisms use
mitosis for growth,
cell repair, and cell
replacement.

7. •Purpose of
mitosis is
replication of
somatic cells and
asexual
reproduction
•Mitosis is the
division of
chromosomes in
a cell
•Usually followed
by cytokinesis or
cell division

8. •Refers to the  egg cell  Sperm cell
gametes, the
sperm cell of
male and egg cell
of the female

9.  Sex cells only contain 23 chromosomes and
are called haploid.
 These cells have half the amount that a
normal non-sex cell would have.
 So when they divide only 23 chromosomes
are given to the new cell.

10. After these sex cells
combine and
fertilization occurs
the resulting cell
that is formed is
called a zygote
As soon as the
zygote is formed, it
then begins to go
through cell
division.

11. During Meiosis gamete (sex) cells undergo a “double
division”, maintaining the DNA, but reducing the
chromosomal count to 23
Sperm (23) + Egg (23) = Fertilized Cell(46)

13.  Autosomes
Contain genetic information for most human
characteristics, such as eye color, hair color,
height, and skin pigmentation
Sex Chromosomes
Primarily determines whether an individual is
female (2 X chromosomes) or a male (1 X and
1 Y chromosomes)

14.  Somatic cell  Sex cell
Is any cell that is  Refers to gametes
non reproductive the egg cell and
cell. sperm cell
 Contain 46  Contain 23 (n) of
chromosomes or chromosomes
23 homologues  Undergo mitosis
pair of and meiosis
chromosomes
 Undergo mitosis

15. 1. Mitosis produces 2 daughter cells that are
genetically identical to the parent cell.
Meiosis produces 4 daughter cells that are
genetically different from the parent cell.
2. Mitosis produces diploid (2n) daughter
cells. Meiosis produces haploid (n) daughter
cells.
3. In meiosis, a process called crossing over
occurs, whereby genetic material is
exchanged b/w homologous chromosomes.