Multiple choice

Daughter cells produced as a result of meiosis have

  1. same set of chromosomes as those of the mother cells

  2. half set of chromosomes as those of the mother cells

  3. double set of chromosomes as those of the mother cells

  4. none of these
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Meiosis reduces chromosome number by half. Starting with a diploid cell (2n), meiosis produces four haploid daughter cells (n), each with half the original chromosome set.

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