Multiple Choice
One major difference between Meiosis I and Meiosis II is that:
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9. Mitosis and Meiosis
Meiosis
Multiple Choice
At the end of meiosis II (starting from one diploid cell), how many daughter cells are produced and what is their chromosome number?
A
Four haploid cells, each with one set of chromosomes (n)
B
Two haploid cells, each with one set of chromosomes (n)
C
Four diploid cells, each with two sets of chromosomes (2n)
D
Two diploid cells, each with two sets of chromosomes (2n)
Verified step by step guidance1
Recall that meiosis consists of two consecutive divisions: meiosis I and meiosis II, starting from one diploid (2n) cell.
Understand that meiosis I separates homologous chromosomes, reducing the chromosome number from diploid (2n) to haploid (n), resulting in two haploid cells.
Recognize that meiosis II separates sister chromatids of each chromosome, similar to mitosis, but starting from haploid cells.
Determine that meiosis II produces daughter cells that maintain the haploid chromosome number (n), but now each chromosome consists of a single chromatid.
Conclude that at the end of meiosis II, starting from one diploid cell, there are four haploid (n) daughter cells produced.
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