Meiosis (College Board AP Biology)

Topic Questions

1a2 marks

Both mitosis and meiosis are forms of cell division that produce daughter cells containing genetic information from the parent cell.

Describe TWO events that are common to both mitosis and meiosis that ensure the resulting daughter cells inherit the appropriate number of chromosomes. 

1b2 marks

The genetic composition of daughter cells produced by mitosis differs from that of the daughter cells produced by meiosis. Describe TWO features of the cell division processes that lead to these differences. 

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