OBJECTIVE LIFE SCIENCE
GENETICS
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Question
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The cells produced in meiosis are ____
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Identical
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Unique
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -Meiosis is the unique process by which haploid (n) germ cells are produced by two successive cell divisions without an intervening round of DNA replication (Fig. 9.1).
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