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Which best illustrates the result of the process of meiosis?

A pea plant has the same flower color as its parent plants.
>A daughter looks different from both her mother and her father.
A cheetah cub has very similar fur to its mother.
A Labrador puppy looks exactly like its father.

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A daughter looks different from both her mother and her father

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A daughter looks different from both her mother and her father.

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Meiosis is a type of cell division which occurs only in sex cells (germ cells) which are specialized cells present in only sex organs (gonads). So, meiosis can only occur in those organisms which have sex organs and reproduce sexually. Meiosis is a type of cell division which is meant for generating variations among individuals in a population. Because of variations, the off springs are neither exactly like their mother nor father. These variations occur because of a process known as crossing over in which exchange of DNA between homologous chromosomes of parents occur during prophase & metaphase of meiosis I. As a result of exchange of DNA segments, the progeny gets genetic material which is a blend of parental genetic material so the off spring is not exact replica of either of the two parents.

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