Question

What is the result of reducing the number of chromosomes during meiosis in offspring?
A
It produces gametes that result in offspring genetically identical to their parents.
B
It guarantees that offspring inherit only the mother’s traits.
C
It allows gametes to combine in different ways, increasing genetic diversity in offspring.
D
It stops gametes from combining during fertilization

Answer 1

C

Meiosis reduces the chromosome number to produce haploid gametes. Independent assortment and crossing over during meiosis let alleles be shuffled, so gametes combine in many different ways at fertilization, increasing genetic diversity in offspring.