A/an cell contains half of the number of chromosomes that its parent cell has. cancer cells are less likely than normal cells to undergo or programmed cell death. the is the region within a dividing cell where chromatids and homologous chromosomes align in both mitosis and meiosis. occurs when an unfertilized egg cell gives rise to an embryo. this form of asexual reproduction is more common in reptiles and fish. results in four haploid daughter cells that are genetically distinct. the point where chromosomes cross over and exchange dna during meiosis is called the

haploid

apoptosis

metaphase plate

Parthenogenesis

Meiosis

chiasma

Answers may vary. Meiosis results in four daughter cells, whereas mitosis produces only two daughter cells. Meiosis has two distinct phases, meiosis I and meiosis II, whereas mitosis takes place in a single cycle. Daughter cells in meiosis are genetically unique from one another. Mitotic daughter cells are genetically identical. Both mitosis and meiosis have similar basic steps (prophase, metaphase, anaphase, and telophase). Both mitosis and meiosis have cell cycle regulation mechanisms, including checkpoints and cell cycle regulators, which allow them to consistently produce normal cells.

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