Which statement about meiosis and mitosis is true? a. Mitosis and meiosis are the same process. b. The products of mitosis can be different from one another, while the products of meiosis are all the same (except for rare mutations). c. DNA replication occurs only in meiosis and not in mitosis. d. The products of meiosis can be different from one another, while the products of mitosis are all the same (except for rare mutations). e. DNA replication occurs only in mitosis and not in meiosis.

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Tristen Murray

6 November, 01:54

Which statement about meiosis and mitosis is true? a. Mitosis and meiosis are the same process. b. The products of mitosis can be different from one another, while the products of meiosis are all the same (except for rare mutations). c. DNA replication occurs only in meiosis and not in mitosis. d. The products of meiosis can be different from one another, while the products of mitosis are all the same (except for rare mutations). e. DNA replication occurs only in mitosis and not in meiosis.

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Nathalia Glass · Answer 1

D.

Mitosis is the division of body cells, which create exact copies.

Meiosis is the division of sex cells, which contain half the dna of the original cell. Each combination of DNA within the cells can be different due to how the chromosomes cross over during meiosis.