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Dec 4, 2017
Mitosis produces two identical diploid daughter cells from one diploid mother cell. The daughter cells are also identical to the mother cell.
Explanation:
During mitosis homologous chromatids separate and identical copies of theses chromatids are produced. The daughter cells formed are also diploid. They are identical to each other and to the cell that they came from.
During meiosis however, one diploid (2n) mother cell eventually splits into four haploid (1n) daughter cells. Each haploid cell contains only one set of chromosomes. Gametes, also known as sex cells, are produced during meiosis not mitosis. During sexual reproduction gametes combine to produce a hybrid of both parents.
