In mitosis, the two resulting cells are identical to the starting cell and identical to each other.
In meiosis, the resulting cells are not identical and contain half of the original amount of genetic information.
How many cells result from meiosis?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
D. 4
To determine the number of cells resulting from meiosis, we need to understand the different stages of meiosis. Meiosis consists of two phases: meiosis I and meiosis II.
During meiosis I, the cell undergoes one round of DNA replication followed by division. This results in two daughter cells with half the number of chromosomes as the original cell. These daughter cells are called haploid cells.
During meiosis II, each of the two haploid cells from meiosis I undergoes another division without DNA replication. This division separates the sister chromatids, resulting in a total of four daughter cells.
Therefore, the correct answer is D. 4.
D. 4
During meiosis, there are two rounds of cell division, resulting in four haploid cells. Each of these haploid cells contains half the number of chromosomes compared to the original cell.