Question

If 10 cells undergo the cellular process of meiosis, how many daughter cells will result after Telophase II?

Answer 1

Answer:

d. 40, B.4 unique

Explanation:

If 10 cells underwent meiosis, the result would be 40 daughter cells. This is because a cell that goes through meiosis goes through two divisions resulting in 4 daughter cells. This is because cells that undergo meiosis are gametes so they need to have half the number of chromosomes as the cells that go through mitosis.

The resulting daughter cells are unique, unlike the cells that go through mitosis. This is because the chromosomes in the cells experience something called crossing over during Metaphase I. Crossing over is when the chromosomes can swap pieces of DNA when next to each other. Cells in mitosis don't go through crossing over and are therefore identical.