When a cell undergoes meiosis, the number of chromosomes in daughter cells will be

Reduced to half

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Doubled

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Remains unchanged

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Reduced to one fourth

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Solution

The correct option is B Reduced to half
The process results in four daughter cells that are haploid, which means they contain half the number of chromosomes of the diploid parent cell. Meiosis has both similarities to and differences from mitosis, which is a cell division process in which a parent cell produces two identical daughter cells.

So, the correct answer is 'Reduced to half'.

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