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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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