NEET Biology question

Statement 1: Meiosis is the cell division which occurs in sexually reproducing organisms. Statement 2: Meiotic cell division results into two cells having exactly the same genetic make-up.

(A)Assertion is True, Reason is True; Reason is correct explanation for Assertion
(B)Assertion is True, Reason is True; Reason is not correct explanation for Assertion
(C)Assertion is True, Reason is FalseCorrect
(D)Assertion is False, Reason is True

Answer: (C)

Solution

Meiosis does occur in sexually reproducing organisms during gamete/spore formation (assertion true), but it produces four genetically varied haploid cells (due to

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