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GCE Agricultural Science 1989 Question 30

Question 30

Basic Genetics

The process of meiosis in plants ensures the production of reproductive cells with

  1. A.the same number of chromosomes like the parent plant
  2. B.half the number of chromosomes of the parent plant
  3. C.no chromosome unlike the parent plants
  4. D.thrice the number of chromosomes of the parent plant
  5. E.twice the number of chromosomes of the parent plant.
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: B (half the number of chromosomes of the parent plant)

Explanation

Meiosis halves the chromosome number so that fertilisation restores the full number.