alleryStart learning →One diploid cell entering meiosis produces how many daughter cells?
AThree cells
BFour cells
CEight cells
DTwo cells
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Four cells
1. Two rounds of division act on one starting cell.
2. Each round doubles the number of nuclei.
3. These result in four nuclei and usually four daughter cells, each with half the number of chromosomes as the parent cell.
4. Two cells would be the result of mitosis instead.
_Source: OpenStax Biology for AP(R) Courses (CC BY 4.0), Ch 11 'Meiosis and Sexual Reproduction', sections 11.1-11.2_
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