Why does meiosis 1 produce two haploid cells where mitosis produced two diploids?

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Nitrotoluene

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by helloyesilizzie

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Your statement "Why does meiosis 1 produce two haploid cells where mitosis produced two diploids?" is correct😀.
All things considered, the main distinction in the first division is clear-cut:
Sister chromatids split apart in mitosis; hence, the chromosome count remains constant. Homologous chromosomes split in meiosis I, reducing the chromosome count by half. For sexual reproduction, this decrease is quite crucial. Fertilisation brings the full diploid chromosome count back into the new progeny when sperm and egg combine.
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Meiosis I produces two haploid cells because it involves the separation of homologous chromosomes, reducing the chromosome number by half (from diploid to haploid). Each daughter cell receives one chromosome from each homologous pair, resulting in haploid cells with half the original genetic material.
Mitosis, however, produces two diploid cells because it involves the separation of sister chromatids, not homologous chromosomes. Each daughter cell receives an identical set of chromosomes, maintaining the same diploid number as the parent cell.

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