Question

the diagram shows the formation of daughter cells during meiosis and mitosis. which statement is correct about the two cell division processes? n = number of chromosomes

• meiosis and mitosis both occur in all types of cells.
• meiosis and mitosis produce cells with the same number of chromosomes.
• the number of chromosomes in a cell is reduced to half during meiosis but remains the same during mitosis.
• cellular material is divided equally during meiosis but is divided unequally during mitosis.

Explanation:

Meiosis is a type of cell - division that occurs in germ cells to produce gametes, reducing the chromosome number by half (from 2n to n). Mitosis occurs in somatic cells and results in daughter cells with the same number of chromosomes as the parent cell (2n to 2n).

Answer:

The number of chromosomes in a cell is reduced to half during meiosis but remains the same during mitosis.