genetics differences between meiosis and mitosis
The biggest difference between mitosis and meiosis is the genetic material. The two daughter cells produced during mitosis are genetically identical to the parent cell. The four daughter cells produced during meiosis, however, contain only half the number of chromosomes.
Title  Tutorial Summary : Mitosis is the process that a somatic cell divides into two daughter cells. It is an important process in normal organism development. Meiosis is the type of cell division by which germ cells (eggs and sperm) are produced. Meiosis involves a reduction in the amount of genetic material. Both types of cell division have similar phases: prophase, prometaphase, metaphase, anaphase and telophase.