Which of these correctly distinguishes mitosis from meiosis?

Question

Responses

A Mitosis occurs in germ cells and meiosis occurs in somatic cells.

B Crossing over takes place in mitosis and not in meiotic cell division.

C Meiosis produces four 2N daughter cells; mitosis produces two 2N daughter cells.

D The number of chromosomes remains the same in mitosis and is reduced by half in meiosis

Answer 1

D The number of chromosomes remains the same in mitosis and is reduced by half in meiosis