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Write the significance of Mitosis/Metosis?

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Significance of Mitosis :
(i) Distribution of equal of chromosoms to the daughter cells which maintains a constant chromosome number.
(ii) Mitosis increases the number of cells, and hence so it contribute to growth.
Significance of Meiosis :
(i) Meiosis brings crossing over and random distribution of paternal and maternal chromosomes to daughter cells.
(ii) Recombination produces variations and variations are the source of organic evolution.
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