Multiple Choice
Which statement best summarizes the importance of meiosis to sexual reproduction?
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9. Mitosis and Meiosis
Meiosis
Multiple Choice
In most sexually reproducing animals, what is the final product of meiosis in a diploid germ cell?
A
Four genetically identical diploid daughter cells
B
Two genetically identical diploid daughter cells
C
One genetically identical haploid daughter cell
D
Four genetically distinct haploid daughter cells (gametes)
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Recall that meiosis is a special type of cell division that reduces the chromosome number by half, producing haploid cells from a diploid germ cell.
Understand that meiosis consists of two consecutive divisions: meiosis I and meiosis II, which together result in four daughter cells.
Recognize that during meiosis, homologous chromosomes separate in meiosis I, and sister chromatids separate in meiosis II, leading to genetic variation among the daughter cells.
Note that the final products are haploid cells, meaning they contain one set of chromosomes, unlike the original diploid germ cell which has two sets.
Conclude that the final product of meiosis in a diploid germ cell is four genetically distinct haploid daughter cells, commonly known as gametes.
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