Compare and Contrast the cell cycle with mitosis and the cell cycle with meiosis. Citing at least 4 similarities and 5 differences.

Both mitosis and meiosis take place in the cell nuclei .
Both involve cell division .
Synthesis of DNA occurs in both.
In both cycles , the stages are common that is Prophase, Metaphase ,Anaphase
,Telophase.

Differences
Mitosis.
.Cell divides only once
.Takes place in somatic cells
.Duration of prophase is short
.Synapsis does not occur
.No exchange of segments during prophase between two chromatids of chromosomes

Meiosis
.There are two cell divisions
.Takes place in germ cells
. Prophase 1 is long
.Synapsis of homologous chromosomes
. Exchange of segments during crossing over between non sister chromatids of two homologous chromosomes

The answer is option a.