Multiple Choice
In sexually reproducing eukaryotes, what is the final result of meiosis from one diploid (2n) parent cell?
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9. Mitosis and Meiosis
Meiosis
Multiple Choice
In meiosis, how many daughter cells are produced from one diploid parent cell after completion of meiosis I and meiosis II?
A
Two diploid daughter cells
B
Two haploid daughter cells
C
Four haploid daughter cells
D
Eight haploid daughter cells
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Understand that meiosis consists of two consecutive divisions: meiosis I and meiosis II, starting from one diploid parent cell.
Recall that meiosis I is a reductional division where homologous chromosomes separate, resulting in two daughter cells that are haploid but still have duplicated chromosomes.
Recognize that meiosis II is an equational division similar to mitosis, where sister chromatids separate, producing a total of four daughter cells.
Note that each of the four daughter cells produced after meiosis II is haploid, containing one set of chromosomes.
Conclude that from one diploid parent cell, meiosis produces four haploid daughter cells after completion of both meiosis I and meiosis II.
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