Question

What does the Teacher's Pet Video: Mitosis and Meiosis give as the main reason for the

production of haploid cells during meiosis?
because both the parents' and offspring's diploid cells will then be genetically identical to one
O because the two haploid cells will fuse together to make a new genetically different diploid cell
that will form the offspring
O because the sperm brings all of the father's genes to the egg allowing for the baby to have a
different number of chromosomes
O because the egg and the sperm will then be able to each form a new diploid offspring through the
process of meiosis

Answer 1

The main reason for the production of haploid cells during meiosis is because the two haploid cells will fuse together to make a new genetically different diploid cell that will form the offspring.

Step-by-step explanation:

In the context of sexual reproduction, meiosis is the process of cell division by which gametogenesis occurs. In this process, diploid cells are used to obtain haploid cells, called gametes.

The reduction of the chromosomal charge that occurs in meiosis is aimed at producing haploid cells —with half of the crosmosomes of a species— so that when the parents' gametes join, they form a diploide cell called zygote.

The zygote is the starting point for the development of a new individual, part of the offspring.