NEET Biology question

Biology Cell Cycle and Cell Division NEET

Meiosis consists of

(A)two cell divisions without any DNA replication
(B)two cell divisions in which chromosome number is reduced to halfCorrect
(C)two cell divisions with only two rounds of chromosome replication
(D)a single cell division with chromosome replication.

Answer: (B)

Solution

Meiosis comprises two successive nuclear (and cell) divisions — meiosis I and meiosis II — preceded by a single round of DNA

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