| A | B |
|---|
| no pairing of homologs occurs | mitosis |
| goes through two division cycles | meiosis |
| four daughter cells produced | meiosis |
| associated with growth and asexual reproduction | mitosis |
| associated with sexual reproduction | meiosis |
| goes through one cell division cycle | mitosis |
| two daughter cells are produced | mitosis |
| involves duplication of chromosomes | both mitosis and meiosis |
| chromosome number stays the same (starts with 2n ends with 2n) | mitosis |
| chromosome number is halved (starts with 2n ends with n) | meiosis |
| crossing over between homologous chromosomes may occur | meiosis |
| daughter cells are identical to parent cells | mitosis |
| daughter cells are not identical to parent cells | meiosis |
| produces gametes (sperm or egg cells) | meiosis |
