What are the distinguishing features of meiosis and mitosis? Biology The Eukaryotic Cell Mitosis 1 Answer Mika Nov 29, 2015 I'll give you a few. Explanation: mitosis - the chromatids separate - diploid cell divides to produce identical diploid cells. meiosis - the homologs separate. - diploid cell divides to produce haploid cells. Answer link Related questions Why is mitosis necessary for living organisms? How is metaphase distinguished? How do cytokinesis and telophase differ? How do chromosomes divide during anaphase? How can mitosis be a form of asexual reproduction? How does mitosis conserve the chromosome number? How are mitosis and meiosis different? What is anaphase? What is mitosis? What are kinetochores made of? See all questions in Mitosis Impact of this question 3962 views around the world You can reuse this answer Creative Commons License