Daughter+Cells

// ** Number and Types ** __Mitosis__ A cell that goes through mitosis produces two diploid cells or in other words two cells with a full chromosome set.

__Meiosis__ Through meiosis, four haploid cells (cells with half of the usual full chromosome set) are produced. It yields four haploid cells, but technically in the production of eggs through meiosis, the smaller daughter cells also known as polar bodies of Telophase I and Telophase II eventually deteriorates. So there is only one cell that actually becomes an egg (a gamete/sex cell).

I. Genetic information in relation to their parent cell A. Genetic diversity II. Genetic information within chromosomes or homologue A. Number of possible combinations of chromosomes
 * Genetic Information

__Mitosis__ In mitosis, the genetic information of the resulting daughter cells is identical to those of the parent cell; genes are not exchanged among the chromosomes (the duplicated chromosome stays identical to the original one), and sister chromatids are divided rather than chromosomes of different origin (genetically different chromosomes from different, unique individuals). The sister chromatids within a chromosome is genetically identical. Because the sister chromatids within individual chromosome has identical genetic information, there is only one possible combination of chromosomes. __Meiosis__ In meiosis, the genetic information of the daughter cells is unique from the genetic information of their parent cell. This is due to crossing over, combination of chromosomes with different versions of genes from different, unique individuals, and random orientation of the homologues (one from mother, one from father). Not only the homologues are different from each other, but also the sister chromatids of a chromosome. In humans, meiosis can result in approximately 8,388,608 possible combinations of chromosomes. ** // //  **Environment Adaptation** __Mitosis__ The resulting daughter cells of mitosis are more likely to survive in constant environments than in unstable, altering environments. If their parent cell flourishes in the given constant environment, then its daughter cells that are genetically identical to it will surely survive and flourish. However, if the surrounding external environment proves variable and unsuitable for the cell to survive in, its following generations of cells will degenerate since they will not have genes and phenotypes unique from others of their kind that might be helpful in its survival.

__Meiosis__ The daughter cells produced through meiosis are more likely to survive in changing environments than in constant, stable (unchanging) environments. If cell of a particular species is surviving well in its present, constant environment the production of daughter cells with different, unique genetic information from their parent cell will pose potential possibilities of degeneration in numerous offspring. However, unlike the daughter cells of mitosis, daughter cells of meiosis will overall survive well in changing environments because it will ensure some of the genetically unique offspring suitable to the altered environment to survive and continue the following generations.

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