How many total daughter cells are produced when a single cell undergoes meiosis?

• A. 4
• B. 8
• C. 2
• D. 1

Answer: (A)

Verified step by step guidance

1. Understand that meiosis is a type of cell division that reduces the chromosome number by half and produces gametes (sex cells).
2. Recall that meiosis consists of two consecutive divisions: meiosis I and meiosis II.
3. In meiosis I, one diploid parent cell divides into two haploid cells.
4. In meiosis II, each of the two haploid cells divides again, resulting in a total of four haploid daughter cells.
5. Therefore, the total number of daughter cells produced from one cell undergoing meiosis is four.