NTA Abhyas NEET2020BotanyCell Cycle and Cell DivisionPractice
Meiosis is one of the two cell division process observed to occur in cells. Which statement from below correctly describes the outcome of a successful meiotic division?
Options
- AFour daughter cells are produced. Each resulting daughter cell has the same number of chromosomes as the paren
- BTwo daughter cells are produced Each resulting daughter cell has the same number of chromosomes as the parent
- CFour daughter cells are produced. Each resulting daughter cell has one-half the number of chromosomes as the p
- DTwo daughter cells are produced. Each resulting daughter cell has one-half the number of chromosomes as the pa
Correct answer
C. Four daughter cells are produced. Each resulting daughter cell has one-half the number of chromosomes as the p
Step-by-step solution
Meiotic division is a type of cell division where two cell division occurs with only one round of DNA duplication process. The eventual new cells that are formed have half the genetic content of the participating cells. If a participating cell has 20 chromosome, its eventual daughter cell will have 10 chromosome. Thus, the statement of each daughter cell having one-half the number of chromosomes as the parent cell is the correct one. Mitosis is another type of cell division process where the DNA duplication occurs