Question

How many cells and meiosis are required to produce 200 cells?

• A. 25, 25
• B. 50, 25
• C. 50, 50
• D. 50, 125

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

In meiosis, each mother cell divides to produce 4 daughter cells with half the chromosome number as compared to the mother cell. Assuming that all four cells survive and mature. A total of fifty cells will need to undergo fifty meiotic divisions to produce two hundred haploid cells.

So, the correct answer is option C.