Question

Which of the following statements is NOT correct about meiosis?

• A.
  Meiosis involves one duplication of chromosomes.
• B.
  Meiosis requires two divisions.
• C. The four daughter cells have one of each pair of chromosome.
• D.
  The four daughter cells have the same number of chromosomes as the parent cell.

Answer 1

The correct option is D

The four daughter cells have the same number of chromosomes as the parent cell.
The four daughter cells have half of the number of chromosomes in the parent cell. Meiosis does involve one duplication of chromosomes and two divisions, and results in four daughter cells each containing one of each pair of chromosome which means they contain half the number of chromosomes of the diploid parent cell.