What is the outcome of meiosis in a diploid cell that has completed both divisions?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B. Four genetically different haploid cells
- Step 1: Meiosis has two divisions after a single round of DNA replication.
- Step 2: The result is four cells with half the chromosome number (haploid), and each differs because of crossing over and independent assortment.
Answer
four genetically different haploid cells.
Why not the others: Two identical diploid cells describe mitosis; meiosis products are not identical and are not diploid.
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