Multiple Choice
Crossing over would most likely occur during which stage of meiosis?
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12. Meiosis
Introduction to Meiosis
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How does meiosis result in the formation of four daughter cells from one parent cell?
A
By dividing the parent cell into four equal parts
B
By replicating the DNA twice before cell division
C
By undergoing two consecutive rounds of cell division
D
By fusing with another cell to create four cells
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Understand that meiosis is a type of cell division that reduces the chromosome number by half, resulting in four genetically distinct daughter cells.
Recognize that meiosis consists of two consecutive rounds of cell division: meiosis I and meiosis II.
In meiosis I, homologous chromosomes are separated into two cells. This is preceded by DNA replication during interphase, but the DNA is not replicated again before meiosis II.
In meiosis II, the sister chromatids of each chromosome are separated, resulting in four haploid daughter cells.
Each of the four daughter cells has half the number of chromosomes as the original parent cell, and they are genetically distinct due to the processes of crossing over and independent assortment during meiosis I.
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