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===Mitosis and meiosis=== [[Mitosis]] and [[meiosis]] are types of [[cell division]]. Mitosis occurs in [[somatic cells]], while meiosis occurs in [[gametes]]. '''Mitosis''' The resultant number of cells in mitosis is twice the number of original cells. The number of [[chromosomes]] in the offspring cells is the same as that of the parent cell. {{Clear}}<!-- Unsourced image removed: [[File:mitosis.jpg|center]] --> '''Meiosis''' The resultant number of cells is four times the number of original cells. This results in cells with half the number of [[chromosomes]] present in the parent cell. A [[diploid]] cell duplicates itself, then undergoes two divisions ([[tetraploid]] to diploid to haploid), in the process forming four [[haploid]] cells. This process occurs in two phases, meiosis I and meiosis II. {{Clear}}<!-- Unsourced image removed: [[File:meiosis.jpg|center]] -->
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