The process of meiosis is illustrated here. The outcome of meiosis is very important in the sexual reproduction and life cycle of diploid organisms. Evaluate these statements and determine which ones accurately describe the outcome of meiosis. You may select
ALL that apply.
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A)
Meiosis produces genetically diverse cells.
B)
Meiosis increases genetic variation in the offspring.
C)
Meiosis produces haploid cells from a diploid parent cell
D)
Meiosis increases the genetic content in the daughter cells.
E)
Meiosis maintains the number of chromosomes originally present in the
parent cell.