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  • Mitosis vs. Meiosis: Understanding Cell Division and Resulting Cells
    Mitosis:

    - Starts with one diploid cell (2n).

    - Produces two identical diploid daughter cells (2n).

    Cell Division: 1

    Number of Resultant Cells: 2

    Meiosis:

    - Starts with one diploid cell (2n).

    - Undergoes two divisions (meiosis I and meiosis II).

    - Produces four haploid cells (n).

    Cell Divisions: 2

    Number of Resultant Cells: 4

    In summary:

    - Mitosis produces two diploid daughter cells from one diploid parent cell.

    - Meiosis produces four haploid cells from one diploid parent cell.

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