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Main purpose of mitosis
Growth and repair (producing identical cells)
Main purpose of meiosis
To produce gametes (sex cells) for reproduction
Mitosis outcome
Two genetically identical diploid cells
Meiosis outcome
Four genetically different haploid cells
What happens during interphase
The cell grows and the DNA replicates (copies itself)
The stages of nuclear division (PMAT)
Prophase
Metaphase
Anaphase
Telophase
Which stage: chromosomes lineup in the middle?
Metaphase
Which stage: sister chromatids are pulled apart
Anaphase
Cytokinesis
The final step where the cytoplasm divides to form two separate cells
Haploid
Haploid cell contains only one set of chromosomes
Diploid
Diploid cells contain two sets of chromosomes