Kayla has two sister and three brothers each of which look similar to kayla but not the same kayla is curious why she and her siblings do not look exactly the same when they both came from the same parent she starts to study how cells divide i humans kayla makes the following diagram to show one of the process she learns about.

Question

Which statement correctly describes the process kayla modeled?
The model shows the mitosis because the daughter cells are genetically identical to the parent cells
The model shows mitosis because the daughter cells have equal amounts of DNA as the parent cell.
The model shows meiosis because the daughter cells have two alleles of the same gene.
The model shows meiosis because the daughter cells are genetically different from the parent cells

Answer 1

The correct statement that describes the process Kayla modeled is:

The model shows meiosis because the daughter cells are genetically different from the parent cells.

This is because meiosis is the process of cell division that results in gametes (sperm and eggs) that have half the number of chromosomes of the parent cell and are genetically diverse due to recombination and independent assortment. In contrast, mitosis produces daughter cells that are genetically identical to the parent cell.