Question
Download Solution PDFWhen a cell divides by meiosis it produces ______ new cells.
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is 4.
Key Points
- Meiosis is a manner wherein a single cell divides two times to produce four cells containing half the original amount of genetic statistics.
- The chromosome pairs line up subsequent to every difference along the middle (equator) of the mobile.
- Meiosis produces 4 haploid cells. Mitosis produces 2 diploid cells.
Additional Information
- The motive of meiosis is to supply gametes or intercourse cells.
- Meiosis takes place within the testes and ovaries of men and women, respectively, inside the primordial germ cells.
- The manner of meiosis become first defined in the mid-1870s by Oscar Hertwig.
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