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Which type of cell division is required for growth and repair of body and which type is involved in formation of gametes ?
Solution
There are two ways in which a cell divides :
$1.$ Mitosis
$2.$ Meiosis
Mitosis is the type of cell division that results in the formation of two daughter cells each with the same number of chromosomes as the parent cell.
Meiosis is a type of cell division that results in the formation of four daughter cells each with half the number of chromosomes as the parent cell.
Hence, Mitosis is the type of cell division that is involved in the growth and repair of the body whereas meiosis is a type of cell division that results in the formation of gametes.
Similar Questions
Full in the gaps in the following table illustrating differences between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells.
| Prokaryotic Cell | Eukaryotic Cell |
| $1.$ Size : generally small $(1-10 \,\mu \,m )$ $1 \,\mu \,m =10^{-6} \,m$ |
$1.$ Size : generally large $(5-100 \,\mu \,m )$ |
| $2.$ Nuclear region : ………………. and …………… | $2.$ Nuclear region: well defined and surrounded by a nuclear membrane |
| $3.$ Chromosome : single | $3.$ More than one chromosome |
| $4.$ Membrane-bound cell organelles absent | $4.$ ……………………. |
