Explanation

[table] Prophase-I of Meiosis | Prophase of Mitosis ; Prophase-I is very long and elaborate, comprising 5 sub-phases Prophase chromosomes appear double from the very start There is no pairing of homologous Chromosomes, hence no chance of crossing over | Prophase is relatively very short and simple Prophase-I chromosome do not look double in the beginning Homologous chromosomes pair and often undergo crossing over in prophase-I [/table]