Multiple Choice
How does meiosis help explain Mendel's principle of independent assortment?
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12. Meiosis
Introduction to Meiosis
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How many daughter cells are produced at the end of the process of meiosis?
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2 daughter cells
B
6 daughter cells
C
4 daughter cells
D
8 daughter 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 gametes or spores.
Recognize that meiosis consists of two consecutive divisions: meiosis I and meiosis II.
In meiosis I, homologous chromosomes are separated into two different cells, each with half the original number of chromosomes.
In meiosis II, the sister chromatids of each chromosome are separated, similar to mitosis, resulting in four genetically distinct daughter cells.
Conclude that the process of meiosis results in four daughter cells, each with half the number of chromosomes as the original cell.
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