What Would Happen If Meiosis Did Not Include a Reduction

question 67

Multiple Choice

What would happen if meiosis did not include a reduction division?

• A)The number of chromosomes in a species would remain the same with each generation.
• B)The number of chromosomes in a species would double with each generation.
• C)The number of chromosomes in a species would halve with each generation.
• D)The number of chromosomes in a species would quadruple with each generation.
• E)Chromosomes would shrink prior to each cell division.

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