In Comparing Mitosis and Meiosis, Which of the Following Statements

Question

In comparing mitosis and meiosis, which of the following statements is TRUE?
A) Chromatids are present only in mitosis.
B) Meiosis I is more like mitosis than is meiosis II.
C) Synapsis occurs in both.
D) Meiosis II resembles mitosis.
E) Both processes result in four cells.

Accepted Answer

Meiosis II resembles mitosis because both involve the separation of sister chromatids into individual chromosomes, resulting in cells with the same number of chromosomes as the original cell.