Which of the following is a characteristic of offspring produced by meiosis, and does not characterize offspring produced by mitosis?
A.
four haploid cells with chromosomes and alleles that are genetically different than the parents
B.
four haploid cells with chromosomes and alleles that are genetically identical to the parents
C.
two diploid cells with chromosomes and alleles that that are genetically different than the parents
D.
two diploid cells with chromosomes and alleles that are genetically identical to the parents