Seema Kumari
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Posted 4 year ago

Why do we need both mitosis and meiosis?

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Shweta Jain
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Posted 4 year ago Shweta Jain Teacher Coach

The purpose of mitosis is cell regeneration, growth, and asexual reproduction,while the purpose of meiosis is the production of gametes for sexual reproduction. Mitosis is a single nuclear division that results in two nuclei that are usually partitioned into two new daughter cells.

Nishu Sharma
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Posted 4 year ago Nishu Sharma

Meiosis is needed for the division of reproductive cells because it is reductional division while  mitosis is used for division of all other cells of body because it is equational division.