The image below shows the processes of mitosis and meiosis. How do the products of mitosis compare to the products of meiosis?

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Mitosis produces cells with half the chromosomes of the parent cell, but meiosis produces cells with the same chromosomes as the parent cell.
Mitosis produces cells with half the chromosomes of the parent cell, but meiosis produces cells with the same chromosomes as the parent cell.

Mitosis produces sperm and egg cells, but meiosis produces body cells, like skin and muscle.
Mitosis produces sperm and egg cells, but meiosis produces body cells, like skin and muscle.

The cells from mitosis are a requirement of sexual reproduction, but the cells from meiosis are a requirement of asexual reproduction.
The cells from mitosis are a requirement of sexual reproduction, but the cells from meiosis are a requirement of asexual reproduction.

The cells from mitosis are identical to each other and to the parent cell, but the cells from meiosis are not identical to each other or the parent cell.

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The cells from mitosis are identical to each other and to the parent cell, but the cells from meiosis are not identical to each other or the parent cell.

Mitosis results in two identical daughter cells that have the same number of chromosomes as the parent cell, while meiosis produces four genetically diverse daughter cells (gametes) with half the number of chromosomes of the parent cell.