When a cell undergoes meiosis, the number of chromosomes in daughter cells will be
Remains unchanged
Reduced to half
Doubled
Reduced to one fourth
A
Reduced to half
B
Remains unchanged
C
Doubled
D
Reduced to one fourth
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The process results in four daughter cells that are haploid, which means they contain half the number of chromosomes of the diploid parent cell. Meiosis has both similarities to and differences from mitosis, which is a cell division process in which a parent cell produces two identical daughter cells.
So, the correct answer is 'Reduced to half'.
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