NEET Biology question

Biology Cell Cycle and Cell Division NEET

Statement 1: Meiosis is known as reductional division. Statement 2: During meiosis, the chromosome number gets reduced to half of its total (parental) number.

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

Answer: (A)

Solution

Statement 2 directly explains why meiosis is termed "reductional" — because it halves the chromosome number compared to the parent cell.

Question ID VK-127278