Question

An organism has 12 chromosomes in its sex cells. It undergoes a process producing four daughter cells, each with 6 chromosomes. What is this process?

fertilization
mitosis
meiosis

Answer 1

This process is called meiosis. Mitosis produces two identical daugheter cells, each with 12 chrimosomes. Meiosis produces four daughter cells with 6 chromosomes.

Answer 2

Meiosis.

Step-by-step explanation:

Meiosis may be defined as a type of cell division in which a single parent cell divides into four daughter cells. This cell division brings genetic variation in the gametes.

Meiosis generally occurs in the sex cells. The organism with 12 chromosomes produce four daughter cells, as in meiosis four daughter cells are produced. The chromosomes number of daughter cells are 6, the cells shows reduction division in which chromosomes number reduces to half. Meiosis is also known as reduction division.

Thus, the correct answer is option (4).