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During which phase of meiosis is the chromosome number reduced from diploid () to haploid ()?
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9. Mitosis and Meiosis
Meiosis
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In meiosis, how many daughter cells are produced from one diploid parent cell after meiosis I and meiosis II are complete?
A
6 daughter cells
B
8 daughter cells
C
2 daughter cells
D
4 daughter cells
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Understand that meiosis consists of two consecutive divisions: meiosis I and meiosis II, starting from one diploid parent cell.
Recall that meiosis I separates homologous chromosomes, resulting in two haploid daughter cells, each with duplicated chromosomes.
Recognize that meiosis II separates sister chromatids of each chromosome, similar to mitosis, producing a total of four haploid daughter cells.
Note that the number of daughter cells after meiosis II is always four, regardless of the starting diploid cell.
Conclude that from one diploid parent cell, meiosis produces four haploid daughter cells after both meiotic divisions are complete.
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