[Campbell Biology P.310] What is the final outcome of the entire process of meiosis Meiosis ... | Practice Question

What is the final outcome of the entire process of meiosis Meiosis I and II combined ?

  • A: Two diploid daughter cells, genetically identical to the parent cell.
  • B: Four haploid daughter cells, genetically identical to the parent cell.
  • C: Two haploid daughter cells, genetically distinct from the parent cell.
  • D: Four haploid daughter cells, genetically distinct from the parent cell.

Explanation

The text for Telophase II and Cytokinesis states that the process produces 'four daughter cells, each with a haploid set of unduplicated chromosomes' and that these cells 'are genetically distinct from one another and from the parent cell'.