In the results of meiosis, the following statements are true:
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The production of four genetically diverse daughter cells - True. Meiosis results in four daughter cells that are genetically different from each other due to crossing over and independent assortment.
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The production of haploid cells - True. Meiosis produces haploid cells, meaning each daughter cell has half the number of chromosomes (n) compared to the diploid parent cell (2n).
The other statements are false:
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The production of four genetically identical daughter cells - False. The daughter cells produced in meiosis are genetically diverse, not identical.
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The production of diploid cells - False. Meiosis results in haploid cells, not diploid cells. Diploid cells are produced through mitosis or the process of fertilization when haploid gametes fuse.
In summary, the true statements about the results of meiosis are that it produces four genetically diverse daughter cells and haploid cells.