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C M M
Number of Chromosomes
Mitosis forms cells that have the same number of chromosomes as the parent cell, while
meiosis reduces the chromosome number by half.
M M
parent cell parent cell
46 46
chromosomes chromosomes
46 46 23 23 23 23
daughter cells sex cells
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