Essential Cell Biology, 4th Edition

Published by Garland Science
ISBN 10: 0815344546
ISBN 13: 978-0-81534-454-4

Chapter 19 - Sexual Reproduction and the Power of Genetics - Questions - Page 679: Question 19-7 B

Answer

True, meiosis produces haploid germ cells that contain one copy of a chromosome.

Work Step by Step

During meiosis the paternal and maternal homolog (chromosome) duplicate and pair. Then the meiotic spindle takes the chromatids of the chromosomes and links them together in a "crossover" during metaphase, resulting in 4 new sets of completely unique genomes (chromosomes) after the cell pulls apart, or anaphase.
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