How does the genetic composition of the new cells produced in meiosis compare to that of the parent cell?

  • A
    It is identical to the parent cell.
  • B
    It is different from the parent cell.
  • C
    It has double the genetic material of the parent cell.
  • D
    It has four times the genetic material of the parent cell.

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$A$ : Anaphase-$I$ is the actual phase of reduction in the number of chromosomes.
$R$ : Homologous chromosomes move to the opposite poles with both their chromatids.

$A -$ Meiosis is called the reduction division.
$R -$ It reduces the chromosome number by half while making the gametes.

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$A$ diploid cell which has $8$ chromosomes undergoes meiosis and produces $4$ daughter cells. What is the number of chromosomes present in each daughter cell formed at the end of meiosis-$I$?

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