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What is produced by the process of meiosis?

A.
Cells that are an exact copy of the parent cell.
B.
Cells that are exact copies of all the other daughter cells.
C.
Cells that contain half of the number of chromosomes present in the parent cell.
D.
Cells that contain the exact number of chromosomes present in the parent cell.

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C.cells that contain half of the number of chromosomes present in the parent cell
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Answer:

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 reproduction. So basically saying, C is the right answer.

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