Which of the following is INCORRECT regarding meiosis? Select one: O a. It provides for genetic variation in the offspring. O b. It occurs in most body cells at some time during the life of the individual. O c. It keeps the chromosome number constant from generation to generation. O d. It occurs only in species of organism that have sexual reproduction. e. It halves the chromosome number in reproductive cells.

Which of the following is INCORRECT regarding meiosis? Select one: O a. It provides for genetic variation in the offspring. O b. It occurs in most body cells at some time during the life of the individual. O c. It keeps the chromosome number constant from generation to generation. O d. It occurs only in species of organism that have sexual reproduction. e. It halves the chromosome number in reproductive cells.

Human Heredity: Principles and Issues (MindTap Course List)

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Chapter2: Cells And Cell Division

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Problem 21QP: Which of the following statements is not true in comparing mitosis and meiosis? a. Twice the number...

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The significance of meiosis are as follows: A. Mutation D. Formation of gametes B. Maintenance of chromosome number C. Genetic information E. Crossing over 21. Meiosis form gametes that are essential for sexual reproduction. 22. Meiosis switches on the genetic information for the development of gametes. 23. Meiosis maintains the fixed number of chromosomes in sexually reproducing organisms. 24. It introduces new combination of traits or variations. 25. take place due to irregularities of meiotic division.
Which of these are true statements about meiosis? Select all that apply O It results in cells that are genetically identical to the original cell It results in cells that are genetically different from each other and the original cell O It produces cells needed for sexual reproduction O It is the process by which multicellular organisms grow and develop O It produces cells with half as many chromosomes as the original cell
Example: The aspect of meiosis that is most like mitosis: "It starts with a cell splitting in two" a. The cell going from haploid to diploid: b. Prophase I: c. The end of meiosis II: Part B. Identify one potential error misconception about meiosis in the verse and explain (in one sentence) why you think it is wrong or misleading.
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
Which of the following is/are true of MEIOSIS but NOT MITOSIS? (May select multiple answers.) Results in two identical diploid cells. Involves one round of cell division. O Involves one round of DNA replication. Results in four different haploid cells. Involves two rounds of DNA replication Involves two rounds of cell division OA process required for multicellular organisms to grow bigger. O A process that results in haploid gametes.
All of the following statements are true regarding meiosis EXCEPT: O A The gametes produced are diploid. O B Homologous pairs join together and engage in "crossing over". O C The end product is four gametes. O D Meiosis only occurs in reproductive structures. O E It involves two rounds of division.
Which of the following statements is not true in comparing mitosis and meiosis? a. Twice the number of cells are produced in meiosis as in mitosis. b. Meiosis is involved in the production of gametes, unlike mitosis. c. Crossing over occurs in meiosis I but not in meiosis II or mitosis. d. Meiosis and mitosis both produce cells that are genetically identical. e. In both mitosis and meiosis, the parental cell is diploid.
If a muscle cell of a typical organism has 32 chromosomes, how many chromosomes will be in a gamete of that same organism? a.8 b. 16 c. 32 d. 64
Which of the following makes meiosis different from mitosis? O a. There is only one nuclear division in meiosis Ob. The resulting nuclei have the same number of chromosomes as the original cell after meiosis is complete O c. Meiosis creates 4 haploid cells O d. Events in meiosis I also occur in mitosis
Which of the following is true in comparing a cell's genetic information at the beginning of Meiosis II towards the end of Meiosis II? O It has twice the DNA of the cell that began meiosis. O It has one-fourth the DNA and one-half the chromosomes as the cell that began meiosis II. O It has the same amount of DNA at the beginning and end of Meiosis II It has half the amount of DNA as the cell that began meiosis.
Which statement about meiosis (in humans) is FALSE? Select one: a. It reduces the amount of genetic material (chromosomes) by half b. It is part of the process of sexual reproduction c. The cells it produces are identical to each other d. It produces haploid gametes e. It occurs only in germline cells of the reproductive organs
Which of the following statements accurately describes a differencebetween mitosis and meiosis?a. Mitosis may produce diploid cells, whereas meiosis produceshaploid cells.b. Homologous chromosomes synapse during meiosis but do notsynapse during mitosis.c. Crossing over commonly occurs during meiosis, but it does notcommonly occur during mitosis.d. All of the above are correct.e. Both a and c are correct