How are haploid gametes formed?
Haploid gametes are formed through meiosis.
How does meiosis create genetic variation?
It modifies the chromosomes by separation. With meiosis, no two cells can be exactly the same.
How do mitosis and meiosis differ in terms of:
Variation
# of Chromosomes
# of Cells
Variation- meiosis reduces the number of chromosomes. While mitosis separates the cell into two.
# of Chromosomes- Meiosis mother cells start as diploid cells so they have 46 chromosomes and the daughter cells are haploid so they have 23 chromosomes. Mitosis mother cells start as diploid cells so they have 46 chromosomes and the daughter cells are also diploid so they also have 46 chromosomes.
# of Cells- Meiosis: 4 Mitosis: 2
# of Chromosomes- Meiosis mother cells start as diploid cells so they have 46 chromosomes and the daughter cells are haploid so they have 23 chromosomes. Mitosis mother cells start as diploid cells so they have 46 chromosomes and the daughter cells are also diploid so they also have 46 chromosomes.
# of Cells- Meiosis: 4 Mitosis: 2