How many daughter cells are in mitosis and how many are in meiosis? Biology The Eukaryotic Cell Meiosis 1 Answer Shahzada B. Jan 30, 2016 That would be 2 and 4 respectively. Explanation: In Mitosis, one parent cell divides into 2 daughter cells with identical chromosomal number. However, in Meiosis, one diploid parent cell divides into 4 haploid daughter cells. Answer link Related questions How does meiosis 1 differ from meiosis 2? What is meiosis? How many chromosomes are present in telophase ii? Why does nondisjunction cause mutation? How does aneuploidy differ from polyploidy? What is aneuploidy? How does trisomy 18 affect a person? What is the difference between mitosis and meiosis? What is the result of meiosis? What happens during meiosis? See all questions in Meiosis Impact of this question 34731 views around the world You can reuse this answer Creative Commons License