Multiple choice

Meiosis actually consists of two divisions in which

  1. both the divisions are reductional

  2. both the divisions are equational

  3. first division is equational and second one is reductional

  4. first division is reductional and second one is equational
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Explanation

Meiosis I is reductional because homologous chromosomes separate, halving the chromosome number. Meiosis II is equational because sister chromatids separate without further reduction, similar to mitosis.

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