Sexual Reproduction in Algae Involves Meiosis That Results in the Production

Question

Sexual reproduction in algae involves meiosis that results in the production of
A) spores with twice as much DNA as the parental cells.
B) gametes with half the amount of DNA as in the parental cells.
C) spores with the same amount of DNA as the parental cells.
D) swarming cells with the same amount of DNA as the parental cells.
E) gametes with the same amount of DNA as in the parental cells.

Accepted Answer

Sexual reproduction in algae involves meiosis, which results in the production of gametes with half the amount of DNA as in the parental cells. This is because meiosis involves two rounds of nuclear division, resulting in the formation of four daughter cells, each with half the amount of DNA as the parental cell. These daughter cells are gametes and they fuse during fertilization to restore the full complement of DNA in the resulting zygote.