NEET BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -In meiosis, a cell containing the diploid number of chromosomes is converted into four cells, each having the haploid number of chromosomes. In human cells undergoing meiosis, for instance, a cell containing 46 chromosomes yields four cells, each with 23 chromosomes.

Detailed explanation-2: -To put that another way, meiosis in humans is a division process that takes us from a diploid cell-one with two sets of chromosomes-to haploid cells-ones with a single set of chromosomes. In humans, the haploid cells made in meiosis are sperm and eggs.

Detailed explanation-3: -Human body cells (somatic cells) have 46 chromosomes. A somatic cell contains two matched sets of chromosomes, a configuration known as diploid.

Detailed explanation-4: -Meiosis is a process that starts with a given number of chromosomes in the nucleus of a cell, and ends with gamete cells that each contain half the number of chromosomes that were in the original cell. Most human cells, for example, have 46 chromosomes, whereas sperm and egg cells have only 23 chromosomes.

Detailed explanation-5: -Each daughter cell will have half of the original 46 chromosomes, or 23 chromosomes. Each chromosome consists of 2 sister chromatids.