Meiotic cell division has two steps, called Meiosis I and Meiosis II.

Question

Which of the following is correct about each step?

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a
At the end of Meiosis I one haploid cell has remained one haploid cell, and at the end of Meiosis II one haploid cell have become two diploid cells.
b
At the end of Meiosis I one haploid cell has become two diploid cells, and at the end of Meiosis II two diploid cells have become four haploid cells.
c
At the end of Meiosis I one diploid cell has remained one diploid cell, and at the end of Meiosis II one diploid cell has become two haploid cells.
d
At the end of Meiosis I one diploid cell has become two haploid cells, and at the end of Meiosis II two haploid cells have become four haploid cells.

Answer 1

The correct statement about the process of meiosis is:

d: At the end of Meiosis I, one diploid cell has become two haploid cells, and at the end of Meiosis II, two haploid cells have become four haploid cells.

To clarify:

• Meiosis I is the reductional division where one diploid cell (with two sets of chromosomes) is divided into two haploid cells (with one set of chromosomes each).
• Meiosis II is similar to mitosis and involves the division of those two haploid cells, resulting in a total of four haploid cells.