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Somatic cell division
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A cell is duplicated and its contents are divided into two only.
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Consists of the interphase and mitotic phase.
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The chromosomes are replicated
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Undergoes Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase, and Telophase
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Reproduction cell division
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Produces 4 haploid cells
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Undergoes Meiosis I and Meiosis II
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The cell is divided twice instead of just once
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There would be a recombination of the DNA of the chromosomes of the parent strands
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