Comparing Mitosis and Meiosis
| Stage | Synapsis | Chromatids at anaphase | Chromosome number going to poles |
End result |
| Mitosis | no | Unduplicated | Diploid (haploid in some species) | Two cells like the cell that divided—diploid (haploid in some species) |
| Meiosis I | yes (in prophase I) | Duplicated (2 chromatids) | Haploid | Two cells, haploid number |
| Meiosis II | no | Unduplicated | Haploid | Four cells, haploid number |