Multiple Choice
How many daughter cells are produced at the end of meiosis?
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12. Meiosis
Introduction to Meiosis
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In the process of meiosis, what is the diploid number of the original cell before it undergoes division?
A
23
B
12
C
46
D
92
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Understand that meiosis is a type of cell division that reduces the chromosome number by half, resulting in four haploid cells from one diploid cell.
Recall that the diploid number refers to the total number of chromosomes in a cell that has two sets of chromosomes, one from each parent.
In humans, the diploid number is 46, which means there are 23 pairs of homologous chromosomes.
Before meiosis begins, the original cell is diploid, containing 46 chromosomes.
During meiosis, this diploid cell will undergo two rounds of division to produce four haploid cells, each with 23 chromosomes.
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