Meiosis is also called as haplosis as

Meiosis occurs in haploid cell

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Meiosis nullify the effect of fertilization

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Meiosis reduce the number of chromosome to half

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None of the above

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Solution

The correct option is C Meiosis reduce the number of chromosome to half
The meiosis occurs in two stages meiosis I and meiosis II. Meiosis I is characterized by the pairing of homologous chromosomes, crossing over and separation of homologous chromosomes, so that each daughter cell produced after meiosis I have one half the chromosome number as compared to the parent cell.
So, the correct answer is option C.

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Q. Give the name of the phases of meiosis, in which
I. the chromosome number is reduced to haploid state.
II. the amount of DNA is reduced to haploid state.

Question 9
Identify the wrong statement about meiosis
(a) Pairing of homologous chromosomes
(b) Four haploid cells are formed
(c) At the end of meiosis the number of chromosomes are reduced to half
(d) Two cycle of DNA replication occurs

Does meiosis occur in haploid organisms??

Q. Assertion :Gametes are formed independently either from diploid or haploid parents. Gametes are always haploid Reason: In diploid parents, gametes are formed through mitosis and meiosis while in haploid parents it occurs through meiosis

Q. Assertion: Though the chromosome content of the daughter cells is halved by the end of meiosis I, meiosis II is essential for generation of haploid cells.

Reason: During meiosis II, the duplicated sister chromatids separate from each other and are distributed into the haploid daughter cells.

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