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How Cells Divide: Mitosis vs. Meiosis
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Mitosis


Meiosis





Mitosis and cytokinesis are complete.

Metaphase II
The chromosomes align along the metaphase plate.

As in mitosis metaphase, (and unlike meiosis metaphase I), fibers from the centrioles begin to pull on each one of the chromosomes from both directions.



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