Question

Assertion (A): Meiosis is also known as reduction division.
Reason (R): Meiosis involves formation of daughter cells with half the number of chromosomes than that of parent cell.

• A. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation for A.
• B. Both A and R are true and R is the not the correct explanation for A.
• C. A is true and R is false.
• D. A is false and R is true.

Answer 1

The correct option is A

Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation for A.

Option A:

Assertion statement:

1. Meiosis is a type of cell division which occurs in the germ cells of gonads(testes and ovaries).
2. At the end of the meiotic cell division, four haploid daughter cells are produced.

Reason statement:

Meiosis cell division is also known as reductional cell division because the diploid(2n) number of chromosomes of the parent cell is reduced to haploid(n) in the daughter cell.

Final answer: (a) Assertion is True, Reason is True: Reason is a correct explanation for assertion.