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Meiosis is a kind of reduction division that takes place in all eukaryotic organisms including plants, animals, and fungi. In this type of division, the number of chromosomes reduces to half from 2n (diploid) to n (haploid). It results in the production of four haploid cells from two diploid cells. Cells undergo four stages of meiosis during division, namely prophase, metaphase, anaphase, and telophase.

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Which of the following is the primary difference between mitosis and meiosis?   A. Meiosis occurs in somatic cells, whereas mitosis is only used to produce germ cells.   B. Mitosis occurs in somatic cells, whereas meiosis is only used to produce germ cells.   C. Meiosis always occurs much more quickly than mitosis.   D. Only meiosis includes a separation division step, which occurs during Meiosis I.
How would each of the following events affect the outcome of mitosis or meiosis? a. Mitotic cohesin fails to form early in mitosis. b. Shugoshin is absent during meiosis. c. Shugoshin does not break down after anaphase I of meiosis. d. Separase is defective.
Which of the following statements are True? There may be more than one answer. Select one or more: a. Mitosis results in 2 haploid cells O b. If a parent cell with 10 chromosomes undergoes mitosis, each offspring cell will have 10 chromosomes O c. At the start of meiosis, a human cell will have 46 chromosomes and 92 chromatids d. The purpose of mitosis is the production of gametes e. In Meiosis, crossing over occurs during Meiosis II f. Meiosis only occurs in the testes and ovaries
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