Do we need to know the stages for meiosis and mitosis? I mean even briefly. I learnt them in great detail earlier only to realise they havent even been hinted at in the syllabus. ![Angry >:(](https://studentforums.biz/Smileys/default/angry.gif)
No you don't. Look in the syllabus, you only need to know definitions I quote: "details of stages are NOT required".
Definitions:
Mitosis: Nuclear division giving rise to genetically identical cells in which the chromsome number is maintained by the exact duplication of chromosomes.
Meiosis: Reduction division in which the chromosome number is halved from diploid to haploid.
Hope tha thelps!