Meiosis is a process that occurs in sexually-reproducing organisms. This process is divided into two phases-meiosis I and meiosis

II. At the conclusion of meiosis I, there are

A

four daughter cells that each contain only one chromatid from each parental chromosome.

B. two daughter cells that each contain only one chromatid from each parental chromosome.

C. two daughter cells that each contain only one homologous chromosome from each parental pair.

D. four daughter cells that each contain only one homologous chromosome from each parental pair.

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Meiosis is a process that occurs in sexually-reproducing organisms. This process is divided into two phases-meiosis I and meiosis

II. At the conclusion of meiosis I, there are

A

four daughter cells that each contain only one chromatid from each parental chromosome.

B. two daughter cells that each contain only one chromatid from each parental chromosome.

C. two daughter cells that each contain only one homologous chromosome from each parental pair.

D. four daughter cells that each contain only one homologous chromosome from each parental pair.

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Alvaro Santos · Answer 1

C

Explanation:

You can eliminate A and D immediately as at the end of meiosis I, there are only two haploid cells, not four yet.

They each contain one homologous chromosome from each parental pair because during metaphase I, the chromosomes line up in homologous pairs and separate to each pole in anaphase I. So both of the resulting cells contain a full "X", but only one from each homologes.