AP BIOLOGY

CELL DIVISION

MEIOSIS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which phrase best describes the process of meiosis?
A
occurs in body cells
B
results in genetically identical cells
C
happens only in haploid cells
D
produces haploid gametes
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The phrase that best describes the process of meiosis is it produces haploid gametes. That is option 4. Cell division is the process by which cells of living organism divide and increase in number leading to the production of new cells.

Detailed explanation-2: -The nuclei re-form, and new nuclear membranes develop. This process results in four new cells, or gametes. Each gamete contains only one chromosome from each homologous pair. This makes the cell haploid, meaning that it has half the chromosome number of the original diploid cell.

Detailed explanation-3: -Which phrase best describes meiosis I? duplication of paired chromosomes.

Detailed explanation-4: -During telophase I, the chromosomes are enclosed in nuclei. The cell now undergoes a process called cytokinesis that divides the cytoplasm of the original cell into two daughter cells. Each daughter cell is haploid and has only one set of chromosomes, or half the total number of chromosomes of the original cell.

Detailed explanation-5: -The process that produces haploid gametes is called meiosis. Meiosis is a type of cell division in which the number of chromosomes is reduced by half. It occurs only in certain special cells of an organism. In mammals, Meiosis occurs only in gamete producing cells within the gonads.

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