Question

Which statement correctly compares the transfer of genetic material during mitosis and meiosis?
a. During both mitosis and meiosis daughter cells receive only half of the parent cells genetic information.
b. During both mitosis and meiosis daughter cells receive an exact copy of the parent cell's genetic information
c. During mitosis daughter cells receive only half of the parent cell's genetic information; during meiosis, daughter cells receive an exact copy of the parent cells genetic information.
d. During mitosis daughter cells receive an exact copy of the parent cells

Answer 1

d. During mitosis daughter cells receive an exact copy of the parent cells and during meiosis it only receives half of the genetic material.

Mitosis and meiosis are simply cell division processes that occurs differently, they're characteristically divergent from each other according to their function and structure. Mitosis is the cell division that happens in all cells in the human body except sperm and egg cells. They produce diploid cells. Meiosis on the other hand is responsible for the cell division of the gametes, spermatogenesis (sperm cells) and oogenesis (egg cells), such haploid cells.