MITOSIS AND MEIOSIS LEAD TO DIFFERENT OUTCOMES
Although mitosis and meiosis share many similar events, specific differences between these processes result in the formation of different types of cells.

Whether a cell is formed by mitosis or meiosis dictates how many chromosomes each daughter cell will contain. A complete set of chromosomes (n) is one of each chromosome number, or one member of each homologous pair. This is the set contained in haploid cells. Diploid cells contain two sets of chromosomes (2n).

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