Multiple Choice
In sexually reproducing organisms, what is the overall purpose of meiosis?
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9. Mitosis and Meiosis
Meiosis
Multiple Choice
Meiosis results in which of the following outcomes?
A
Two genetically identical diploid daughter cells produced from one diploid cell
B
Four genetically unique haploid cells produced from one diploid cell
C
Two genetically unique haploid cells produced from one diploid cell
D
Four genetically identical diploid cells produced from one diploid cell
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Understand the process of meiosis: it is a type of cell division that reduces the chromosome number by half, producing cells that are genetically distinct from the original cell.
Recall that meiosis starts with one diploid cell (containing two sets of chromosomes) and ends with cells that have half the chromosome number, called haploid cells.
Recognize that meiosis involves two rounds of division: meiosis I and meiosis II, resulting in four daughter cells in total.
Note that during meiosis, genetic recombination (crossing over) and independent assortment occur, which create genetic variation among the daughter cells.
Conclude that the outcome of meiosis is four genetically unique haploid cells produced from one diploid cell.
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