Which of the following statements is CORRECT? Select one: a. The second meiotic division results in a reduction in chromosome number from diploid to haploid. b. Polar bodies are only observed in male meiotic divisions. c. The first meiotic division results in the segregation of sister chromatids into daughter cells. d. In females, the cytoplasm is divided unequally amongst the four daughter cells after meiosis II.
Answer:
d. In females, the cytoplasm is divided unequally amongst the four daughter cells after meiosis II.
Explanation:
The first meiotic division results in a reduction in chromosome number from diploid to haploid.
The second meiotic division results in the segregation of sister chromatids into daughter cells.
The one egg cell that results from meiosis contains most of the cytoplasm, nutrients, and organelles. The unequal distribution of the cytoplasm during oogenesis is necessary as the zygote that results from fertilization receives all of its cytoplasm from the egg. So the egg needs to have as much cytoplasm as possible
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