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What is the end result of meiosis?
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12. Meiosis
Introduction to Meiosis
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What is the primary outcome of meiosis in sexually reproducing organisms?
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Production of four genetically identical daughter cells
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Production of two genetically diverse diploid cells
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Production of two genetically identical daughter cells
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Production of four genetically diverse haploid cells
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Understand that meiosis is a type of cell division that reduces the chromosome number by half, resulting in the production of haploid cells from a diploid cell.
Recognize that meiosis consists of two consecutive divisions: meiosis I and meiosis II. Each division has its own stages: prophase, metaphase, anaphase, and telophase.
During meiosis I, homologous chromosomes are separated, resulting in two haploid cells with chromosomes that are still duplicated.
In meiosis II, the sister chromatids of each chromosome are separated, leading to the formation of four haploid cells.
Each of the four resulting haploid cells is genetically diverse due to processes such as crossing over and independent assortment that occur during meiosis I.
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