Somatic cells reproduce by ______________ , while sex cells reproduce by ______________ . a) meiosis; mitosis b) mitosis; mitosis c) mitosis; meiosis d) meiosis; meiosis
Question
Somatic cells reproduce by ______________ , while sex cells reproduce by ______________ . a) meiosis; mitosis b) mitosis; mitosis c) mitosis; meiosis d) meiosis; meiosis
Solution
The correct answer is c) mitosis; meiosis.
Somatic cells, which are any cells in the body except sperm and egg cells, reproduce by mitosis. This is a process where a single cell divides into two identical daughter cells.
On the other hand, sex cells (sperm and egg cells) reproduce by meiosis. This is a type of cell division that reduces the number of chromosomes in the parent cell by half and produces four gamete cells. This process is what leads to genetic diversity in offspring.
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