Involves the division of the cytoplasm

Produced through mitotic division, contains diploid number of chromosomes and each cell contains two sets of chromosomes or 2n

Reproductive cell, produced through meiosis, contains haploid number of chromosome, each cell contains one set of chromosome or n

One set of chromosomes originate from the male parent

One set of chromosomes originates from the female parent

The pair of chromosomes that are same

Chromosome that looks like a long thread

Cell division involves two stages, that is karyokinesis and cytokinesis

Are divided into somatic cells and reproductive cells or gametes