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Mitosis |
Meiosis |
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It takes place in somatic cells of the body |
It takes place in germ cells of the body |
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The cell divides only once. |
The cell divides only twice. |
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DNA replicates during interphase I |
DNA replicates during interphase I but not in interphase II |
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Cells devised only once and chromosomes also devised only once. |
There are two cell divisions but the chromosomes divide only once. |
