Cell Division: Mitosis & Meiosis

Subject: Science  ·  Grade level: 11th

Mitosis copies. Meiosis shuffles. Both keep life going. Mitosis makes identical body cells for growth and repair. Meiosis makes sex cells with half the chromo

In this lesson

• Mitosis: identical copies
• Meiosis: shuffled and halved
• Why it matters

Key terms

Chromosome

A condensed package of DNA.

Sister chromatids

Two identical copies of a chromosome joined at the centromere.

Spindle

Protein fibers that pull chromatids apart.

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