Question

What is the use of meiosis?

• A. To produce two different haploid set of chromosomes
• B. To help organism cope with harsh environment
• C. To produce exactly same set of chromosomes
• D. None of the above

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

To produce two different haploid set of chromosomes

Meiosis is used to reduce the number of chromosomes to half, i.e. the haploid daughter cells. Also because of the crossing over, the chromosome set obtained is different from both parents. This is one of the main reasons for genetic variation.