Mitosis and meiosis have all of the following in COMMON, except___

Question

a
Mitosis and meiosis produce daughter cells that will exit the cell cycle after telophase.
b
Mitosis and meiosis are performed by eukaryotic cells.
c
Mitosis and meiosis have parent cells that divide to produce daughter cells.
d
Mitosis and meiosis are types of cell division.

Answer 1

The statement that is not common between mitosis and meiosis is:

a. Mitosis and meiosis produce daughter cells that will exit the cell cycle after telophase.

This statement is incorrect because, in the case of mitosis, daughter cells can re-enter the cell cycle and divide again, whereas meiosis produces gametes that typically do not re-enter the cell cycle for division. Instead, they are involved in sexual reproduction.