The diagram below models the process of meiosis. The diagram shows the chromosomes, which contain the cells' DNA.

Which statement describes what happens to the DNA in the process shown?
A.
The existing DNA in the parent cell is equally distributed between four daughter cells.
B.
Some daughter cells get their DNA from the parent cell, but others need to make copies of the DNA.
C.
The DNA in the parent cell is copied, so the parent cell and the daughter cells all have DNA.
D.
Some of the DNA is destroyed, so each daughter cell has less DNA than the parent cell.

1 answer

The correct statement that describes what happens to the DNA in the process of meiosis is:

A. The existing DNA in the parent cell is equally distributed between four daughter cells.

During meiosis, the DNA is replicated once before the meiosis process starts, and then it undergoes two rounds of division to produce four genetically varied daughter cells, each with half the number of chromosomes of the parent cell.