In the human life cycle,
a. diploid gametes reproduce by mitosis to produce diploid daughter cells that divide by meiosis to produce a new individual.
b. a haploid zygote reproduces by meiosis to produce diploid daughter cells that divide by mitosis to produce a new individual.
c. mitosis produces haploid gametes, and fertilization creates a diploid cell that divides by meiosis to produce a new individual.
d. meiosis produces haploid gametes, and fertilization creates a diploid cell that divides by mitosis to produce a new individual.
e. diploid gametes reproduce by meiosis to produce haploid daughter cells that divide by mitosis to produce a new individual.
Ans: d. meiosis produces haploid gametes, and fertilization creates a diploid cell that divides by mitosis to produce a new individual.
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