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Cell Cycle and Cell Division — BIOLOGY STD 11 Science — Question

Gujarat BoardEnglish MediumSTD 11 ScienceBIOLOGYCell Cycle and Cell Division1 Mark
MCQ
Meiosis is also known as:
  • A
    Mitosis
  • B
    Mulitplicational division
  • ✓
    Reductional division
  • D
    Both $A$ and $C$
✓

Answer

Correct option: C.
Reductional division
Meiosis is a reductional cell division which occurs mostly in reproductive cell.
The daughter cell produced after meiosis has half the number of chromosomes as compared to the parent cell.
It occurs in two stage they are meiosis $I$ and meiosis $II.$ Meiosis $I$ is a reductional division while meiosis $II$ is an equational division.

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