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Meiosis and genetic variation
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Question 1 · 1 mark · Difficulty 1/3

A human body cell contains 46 chromosomes. How many chromosomes will be present in each gamete produced by meiosis?

  1. 23 chromosomes
  2. 12 chromosomes
  3. 46 chromosomes
  4. 92 chromosomes
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✓ Answer: A23 chromosomes
Meiosis halves the chromosome number; 46 ÷ 2 = 23 chromosomes per gamete. 46 is the diploid number found in body cells, not gametes. 92 would result from the chromosome duplication step before meiosis begins, before any division occurs. 12 has no biological basis for human cells.
Question 2 · 1 mark · Difficulty 1/3

How many genetically unique daughter cells are produced at the end of meiosis?

  1. Four diploid cells
  2. Two diploid cells
  3. Two haploid cells
  4. Four haploid cells
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✓ Answer: DFour haploid cells
Meiosis produces four haploid daughter cells, each genetically unique due to independent assortment and crossing over. Two diploid cells describes mitosis's output (or the first division only). Two haploid cells is incorrect because meiosis II splits both secondary oocytes/spermatocytes. Four diploid cells would incorrectly restore the full chromosome number.
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