Biology help?

acoco123

How can i remember the difference between mitosis and meiosis? i have a really bad memory so it needs to be simple!

Reply 1

Nievahh

My teacher came up with "mitosis in my toes and meiosis in my ovaries" which has always worked for me :smile:

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Reply 2

acoco123

Original post by Nievahh

My teacher came up with "mitosis in my toes and meiosis in my ovaries"

Thank you!!!!

Reply 3

An_xox

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Original post by Nievahh

My teacher came up with "mitosis in my toes and meiosis in my ovaries"

Thank you!!!!

just always remember that mitosis are genetically the same so alway have the same amount of chromosomes and meiosis are genetically different and the chromosomes are halved in stage 3 they can ask you loads on it

Reply 4

ChoccyPhilly

Mitosis produces identical cells (like sci-fi cloning) and meiosis produces the sex cells, egg and sperm and are haploid (have half the amount of chromosomes in a normal cell)

Reply 5

FemaleBo55

Mitosis - two i's = two identical cells

Meiosis - e and s = egg and sperm = mother and father's chromosome

The way to remember which is haploid and which is diploid is:

Mitosis

Diploid - works better when you write it out but mitoisis and diploid have two i's in the same place when they're written underneath each other