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How do the products of meiosis differ from the products of mitosis?
ATwo nuclei, one chromosome set, all different
BFour nuclei, two chromosome sets, identical
CTwo nuclei, two chromosome sets, identical
DFour nuclei, one chromosome set, all different
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Four nuclei, one chromosome set, all different
1. Mitosis is one nuclear division and gives two nuclei.
2. Those two nuclei are genetically identical and keep the parent number of chromosome sets.
3. Meiosis is two nuclear divisions and gives four nuclei.
4. Those four hold one chromosome set each and are genetically different from one another.
_Source: OpenStax Biology 1e (CC BY 4.0), Chs 10 and 11, section 11.1 The Process of Meiosis_
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