Which of the following statements about the differences between mitosis and meio

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Which of the following statements about the differences between mitosis and meiosis is not correct? 2. Which of the following statements about the differences between mitosis and meiosis is not correct? a. Mitosis occurs in somatic cells; meiosis occurs in sex ceils to produce gametes. b. Mitosis produces two identical daughter cells; meiosis produces four identical daughter cells. c. Mitosis produces nonsex cells; meiosis produces gametes. d. Mitosis produces cells of the same ploidy; meiosis produces haploid cells from diploid cells. e. Meiosis has two consecutive divisions mitosis has one.

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B. Mitosis produces two identical daughter cells, and meiosis produces four identical daughter cells.

After meiosis the female gamets produced are not equal. Of the four cells produced, only one gamete (ovum) is functional, the remaining three are non functional, Whereas, in males meiosis produces four identical daughter cells (sperms).

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