AP BIOLOGY

CELL DIVISION

CELL DIVISION AND CANCEROUS CELLS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Meiosis is the key process in the production of ____
A
body cells
B
RNA
C
white blood cells
D
gametes
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Meiosis is a type of cell division that reduces the number of chromosomes in the parent cell by half and produces four gamete cells. This process is required to produce egg and sperm cells for sexual reproduction.

Detailed explanation-2: -Meiosis is necessary for sexual reproduction to occur, as it results in the formation of gametes (sperm and eggs).

Detailed explanation-3: -Gametogenesis refers to the process of gamete production – oogenesis in the ovarian follicles and spermatogenesis in the testicular seminiferous tubules.

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