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What is the final outcome of meiosis?
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Options:
  • A Four haploid cells with double the chromosome number of the parent
  • B Two diploid cells with the same chromosome number as the parent
  • C Four haploid cells with half the chromosome number of the parent
  • D Two diploid cells with half the chromosome number of the parent
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The correct answer is: Four haploid cells with half the chromosome number of the parent
Meiosis is called the reduction division since it reduces the chromosome number by half while making the gametes. At the end of meiosis, four haploid cells are formed, each with half the chromosome number of the parent cell.

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