The Nurse Is Explaining the Difference Between Meiosis and Mitosis

question 31

Multiple Choice

The nurse is explaining the difference between meiosis and mitosis. Which statements would be best?

• A) Meiosis is the division of a cell into two exact copies of the original cell.
• B) Mitosis is splitting one cell into two, each with half the chromosomes of the original cell.
• C) Meiosis is the process by which gametes, or the sperm and ova, reproduce.
• D) Mitosis occurs in most of the cells of the body.
• E) Meiotic division leads to cells that halve the original genetic material.

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