If Meiosis Did NOT Occur in Sexually Reproducing Organisms

Question

If meiosis did NOT occur in sexually reproducing organisms
A) growth of the zygote would be halted.
B) eggs would be haploid, but sperm would be diploid.
C) gametes would be haploid.
D) the chromosome number would double in each generation.
E) mitosis would be sufficient.

Accepted Answer

Without meiosis, gametes would not be haploid, leading to a doubling of the chromosome number in each generation when two diploid gametes fuse during fertilization.