Question
What is produced by the process of meiosis?
A.
Cells that are an exact copy of the parent cell.
B.
Cells that contain half of the number of chromosomes present in the parent cell.
C.
Cells that contain the exact number of chromosomes present in the parent cell.
D.
Cells that are exact copies of all the other daughter cells.
A.
Cells that are an exact copy of the parent cell.
B.
Cells that contain half of the number of chromosomes present in the parent cell.
C.
Cells that contain the exact number of chromosomes present in the parent cell.
D.
Cells that are exact copies of all the other daughter cells.
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The correct answer is:
**B. Cells that contain half of the number of chromosomes present in the parent cell.**
Meiosis is a type of cell division that reduces the chromosome number by half and results in the production of gametes (sperm and egg cells in animals), which have half the number of chromosomes compared to the original parent cell.
**B. Cells that contain half of the number of chromosomes present in the parent cell.**
Meiosis is a type of cell division that reduces the chromosome number by half and results in the production of gametes (sperm and egg cells in animals), which have half the number of chromosomes compared to the original parent cell.