Reduces number of chromosome sets by half.Group of answer choicesboth mitosis and meiosisneither mitosis nor meiosismitosis onlymeiosis only
Question
Reduces number of chromosome sets by half.
Group of answer choices:
- both mitosis and meiosis
- neither mitosis nor meiosis
- mitosis only
- meiosis only
Solution
The process that reduces the number of chromosome sets by half is meiosis only.
Here's why:
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Mitosis is a process of cell division that results in two daughter cells each having the same number and kind of chromosomes as the parent nucleus, typical of ordinary tissue growth. So, it does not reduce the number of chromosome sets by half.
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On the other hand, Meiosis is a type of cell division that reduces the number of chromosomes in the parent cell by half and produces four gamete cells. This process is required to produce egg and sperm cells for sexual reproduction.
So, the correct answer is "meiosis only".
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