Cells in mitosis undergo one cell division while cells in meiosis undergo two divisions.

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The stages of mitosis are prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase, and cytokinesis. In meiotic cell division, however, the stages are prophase 1, metaphase 1, anaphase 1, telophase 1, cytokinesis -- which gives us two daughter cells -- prophase 2, metaphase 2, anaphase 2, telophase 2, cytokinesis -- which gives us four granddaughter cells. Altogether, the process takes us from one diploid cell (which is sometimes notated as "2n") to four haploid cells (sometimes notated as "n").