Question

Question 1Which statement describes a process that takes place in meiosis but not mitosis?Homologous chromosomes pair up.New cells are produced.Cytokinesis occurs.Chromatids are separated.Which statement is an accurate summary of meiosis?A cell divides into gametes.A gamete makes a copy of itself.A gamete becomes a zygote.A cell is copied.

Answer 1

Homologous chromosomes pair up.

During the zygotene stage of prophase I, the homologous chromosomes pair up with each other. This pairing occurs by a synapsis process where the synaptonemal complex - a protein scaffold - is assembled and joins the homologous chromosomes along their lengths.

A cell divides into gametes.

Meiosis is a type of cell division that reduces the number of chromosomes in the parent cell by half and produces four gamete cells. This process is required to produce egg and sperm cells for sexual reproduction.