Single-celled organisms, like amoebas, reproduce by mitosis. Explain how the genetic makeup of these organisms differs from organisms that undergo meiosis.
Biology · High School · Wed Jan 13 2021
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Explanation: Organisms producing through mitosis create genetically identical offspring as only a single parent copies its entire genetic material to the offspring.
Amoeba reproduces asexually through binary fission. In this process, an individual divides itself into two daughter cells. These are genetically identical to each other.
Daughter cells formed in mitosis are identical to the parent cell and are required for repair and growth of the body. While in meiosis, the daughter cells formed will be haploid (having one chromosome or half the genetic material) and non-identical.