| SN. |
Point of distinction |
Mitosis |
Meiosis |
| 1. |
Occurrence |
It occurs in all somatic cells or vegetative cells (except gamate formation) |
It occurs in germ or reproductive cells. |
| 2. |
Number of cells produces |
A diploid/haploid cell produces two identical diploid/haploid cells, so called equational division. |
A diploid cell produces four haploid cells. Hence, it is called reduction division. |
| 3. |
Phases or stages |
Mitosis completes in 4 stages-prophase, metaphase, anaphase and telophase. |
Meiosis is divided into Meiosis-I and Meiosis-II and each has 4 stages
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| 4. |
Prophase |
Duration of Prophase is short and not divided into sub-phases. |
Duration of Prophase-I is long and divided into 5 sub-phases-leptotene, zygotene, pachytene, diplotene and dikinesis |
| 5. |
Metaphase |
Chromosome occurs as dyads in metaphase. |
Chromosome occurs as tetrads in metaphase-I |
| 6. |
Metaphasic plate |
Centromeres forms single metaphasic plate |
Centromeres forms two metaphasic plate |
| 7. |
Homologous chromosome |
Absent |
Present |
| 8. |
Synapsis and crossing over |
Absent |
Occurs |
| 9. |
Anaphase |
During anaphase chromosomes are having single chromatids |
During anaphase homologous chromosomes occurs and have two chromatids |
| 10. |
Types of cells |
It occurs in both haploid and diploid cell. |
It only occurs in diploid cell. |
| 11. |
Mode of reproduction |
Asexual |
Sexual |
