Multiple Choice
Which statement correctly describes DNA replication during meiosis?
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9. Mitosis and Meiosis
Meiosis
Multiple Choice
In meiosis, how many rounds of cell division occur to produce haploid gametes from a diploid parent cell?
A
One round of division
B
Three rounds of division
C
Four rounds of division
D
Two rounds of division
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Understand that meiosis is a special type of cell division that reduces the chromosome number by half to produce haploid gametes from a diploid parent cell.
Recall that meiosis consists of two main stages: Meiosis I and Meiosis II, each involving a round of cell division.
In Meiosis I, homologous chromosomes separate, reducing the chromosome number from diploid (2n) to haploid (n), but each chromosome still consists of two sister chromatids.
In Meiosis II, the sister chromatids separate, similar to mitosis, resulting in four haploid cells from the original diploid cell.
Therefore, the total number of cell division rounds in meiosis is two, which is essential for producing haploid gametes.
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