Multiple choice

The characteristic feature of meiosis is that

  1. daughter cells have the same genetic information as the parent cell

  2. centromeres are divided at anaphase II

  3. homologous chromosomes do not cross over

  4. daughter cells have half the number of chromosomes as that of the parent cell (2n – n)
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Explanation

The characteristic feature of meiosis is that the daughter cells have half the number of chromosomes as that of the parent cell (2n – n).

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