This week in Science we learned more about Meiosis. We learned about this through simulations, research, and discussions. This is important to know because our own cells go through Meiosis.
Dear past Katie,
When thinking about the differences between Mitosis and Meiosis, there are many things to consider. Remember that the stages of Mitosis are Interphase, Prophase, metaphase, anaphase, and telophase.The stages of Meiosis are diploid cell, phophase 1, metaphase 1, anaphase 1, telophase 1, prophase 2, metaphase 2, anaphase 2, telophase 2, and gamete. So, keep in mind that there are more stages in Meiosis and that many of the stage names are the same. There are many differences between the two to keep in mind. For example, in Mitosis, after telophase and cytokinesis Mitosis is complete, but, in Mesiosis, after Telophase 1, there is still much more to do, So, remembering that Meiosis is about twice the length of Mitosis, you can remember that the result of Mitosis is two identical diploid cells and that the result of meiosis is 4 haploid cells. Also, think about how haploid sounds like half, and haploid cells have 50%, or, half, of the DNA. Another key to learning the differences between Mitosis and Meiosis is looking at pictures of corresponding stages of both processes, which is helpful in identiying similarities and differences.
Hope this was helpful!
Something that is helpful in understanding the similarities and differences is viewing simulations of the two processes to grasp a better understanding of the stages, what the stages look like, and what happens in each stage.
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