Which of the following is one of the very importantdifferences between mitosis and meiosis?a. Chromosomes align midway between spindle polesonly in meiosis.b. Homologous chromosomes separate only inmeiosis.c. DNA is replicated before mitosis only.d. Sister chromatids separate only in meiosis.e. Interphase occurs only in mitosis.

Which of the following is one of the very importantdifferences between mitosis and meiosis?a. Chromosomes align midway between spindle polesonly in meiosis.b. Homologous chromosomes separate only inmeiosis.c. DNA is replicated before mitosis only.d. Sister chromatids separate only in meiosis.e. Interphase occurs only in mitosis.

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