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How does meiosis reduce the number of chromosomes contained in a cell?

A. The cell divides once without replicating first.
B. Meiosis is a two-step process, and the cell divides twice.
C. Half the chromosomes are destroyed when the cell divides.

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Answer:

A

cell division makes the number of chromosomes get reduced to only a half of the original

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Answer:

B Meiosis is a two-step process, and the cells divide twice

Step-by-step explanation:

Tried A on my test and was wrong. B was correct

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