CELL DIVISION
CELL DIVISION AND CANCEROUS CELLS
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Which of the following sentences about meiosis are correct?I. Meiosis halves the amount of DNA.II. Meiosis enables sexual reproduction.III. Meiosis results in the genetic diversity of offspring.IV. The first meiotic division in eukaryotes is similar to mitosis.V. Meiosis in higher eukaryotes occurs in somatic cells and gametes.
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I, II and IV
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I, II and III
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II, III and V
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II, III and IV
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -So, the correct answer is ‘Meiosis produces gametes that contain one complete haploid set of chromosomes’
Detailed explanation-2: -Mitosis creates two identical daughter cells that each contain the same number of chromosomes as their parent cell. In contrast, meiosis gives rise to four unique daughter cells, each of which has half the number of chromosomes as the parent cell.
Detailed explanation-3: -At the conclusion of meiosis, there are four haploid daughter cells that go on to develop into either sperm or egg cells.
Detailed explanation-4: -In each round of division, cells go through four stages: prophase, metaphase, anaphase, and telophase.
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