• Karyokinesis involves the division of the nucleus.
• Cytokinesis involves the division of the cytoplasm.

Somatic cell

• Body cells apart from gametes
• Somatic cells are produced through the mitosis process
• It contains a diploid number of chromosomes, that is, each cell contains two sets of chromosomes or 2n. In human somatic cells, 2n=46
• In diploid cells, one set of chromosomes originate from the male parent (paternal chromosomes), another set is from the female parent (maternal chromosomes)

Gamete cell

• Gametes are reproductive cells
• Gametes are produced through the meiosis process
• It contains a haploid number of chromosomes, that is, each cell contains one set of chromosomes or n.In human gametes, n=23