Question

What is the result at the end of meiosis II? A. two haploid cells B. four haploid cells C. two diploid cells D. four diploid cells

Answer 1

Four haploid cells each containing 2 sister chromatids ;)

Answer 2

Answer:

The correct answer would be B. four haploid cells.

Meiosis is a type of cell division in which a single parent cell divides into four daughter cells, each having half the number of chromosomes present in the parent cell.

It is divided into two stages:

• Meiosis I: It is a reduction division in which the homologous chromosomes are distributed equally into two daughter cells. Thus, the two daughter cells are haploid in nature.
• Meiosis II: The two haploid daughter cells formed in meiosis I undergo further division in meiosis II to form four haploid daughter cells. Meiosis II is similar to mitosis in which sister chromatids are separated.

Thus, at the end of meiosis II, four haploid daughter cells are formed.