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Question

A cell containing 20 chromosomes (diploid) at the beginning of meiosis would, at its completion, produce cells containing how many chromosomes?
40
20
5
10

Answer 1

Meiosis is a process that reduces the chromosome number by half. In the case of a diploid cell containing 20 chromosomes, meiosis will produce gametes (sex cells) that contain half of the original number of chromosomes.

Therefore, a diploid cell with 20 chromosomes will result in four haploid cells, each containing 10 chromosomes.

So, the correct answer is 10.