Multiple choice

Which among the following statements does not characterise meiosis in cell division?

  1. Meiosis occurs in eukaryotic life cycles involving sexual reproduction.

  2. Meiosis uses many of the same mechanisms as mitosis.

  3. Meiosis does not occur in archaea or bacteria.

  4. Before meiosis begins, during S phase of the cell cycle, the DNA of each chromosome is replicated.

  5. Meiosis begins with one haploid cell.
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Explanation

Meiosis begins with one diploid cell containing two copies of each chromosome- one from the organism's mother and one from its father. The cell divides twice, potentially producing up to four haploid cells containing one copy of each chromosome.

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