Self Assessment Answer # 6 for Lesson 1

by Dr Jamie Love © 2002 - 2005
Genetics Course

Mitosis produces identical nuclei and is the most common kind of nuclear division.
Its purpose is to create more nuclei (in the process of making more cells).

Meiosis produces diverse nuclei and is restricted to the production of gametes (sex cells) and that is its only purpose.

Note that both mitosis and meiosis are divisions of the nucleus not cell division. We will talk about cell division and the cell cycle in our next lesson.

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