Question

Daughter cells formed after meiosis II are genetically
A. Similar to each other as well to the parents
B. Dissimilar to each other but similar to the parents cell
C. Dissimilar to each other as well as to the parents cell
D. Similar to each other but dissimilar to the parents cell

Answer 1

Hint Meiosis is a sort of cell division that occurs in sexually reproducing organisms' germ cells and is utilised to produce gametes such as sperm and egg cells. It takes two rounds of division to produce four cells, each with only one copy of each chromosome.

Complete answer:
Mitosis divides a cell into two identical daughter cells with the same number of chromosomes as the parent cell. Meiosis, on the other hand, produces four distinct daughter cells, each with half the number of chromosomes as the parent cell.
Because meiosis produces cells that will become gametes (or reproductive cells), the reduction in chromosome number is crucial; without it, conception would result in offspring with twice the normal number of chromosomes!
Meiosis is crucial because it ensures that all creatures formed through sexual reproduction have the appropriate number of chromosomes. Recombination occurs during meiosis, which results in genetic diversity. Later, when two gametes combine during fertilisation, forming children with unique DNA combinations, this variety is amplified even further.
This continual mixing of parental DNA in sexual reproduction contributes to Earth's remarkable diversity. The four daughter cells that arise at the end of meiosis differ from one another as well as from the parent cell.

Hence option C is the correct choice.

Note: Meiosis II is also known as an equational division because it does not diminish the number of chromosomes in the daughter cells; rather, the daughter cells that emerge from meiosis II have the same number of chromosomes as the "parent" cells that enter the process.