After mitosis two identical cells are created with the same original number of chromosomes, 46. Haploid cells that are generated through meiosis, such as egg and sperm, only have 23 chromosomes, because, remember, meiosis is a reduction division..e have mentioned two types of nuclear division: mitosis, where the nucleus divides into two identical nuclei, and meiosis, which results in the production of four nuclei with half the original number of chromosomes of the parent cell.
primate noun [C]. âº biology a âmember of the most âdeveloped and âintelligent âgroup of âmammals, âincluding humans, âmonkeys, and apes. (Definition of primate from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary Â© Cambridge University Press).
Biology students may appreciate a stricter definition in the form of a list of characteristics of primates. See (1.), below. To consider humans as primates it is useful to compare the similarities and differences between modern humans and apes incl.: 1  Characteristics that primates typically have in common.  Human anatomy compared with ape anatomy.