Which of the following is not true of the process of meiosis?

A. Meiosis ends with the production of diploid gametes that contain 23 chromosomes.
B. Meiosis consists of a double division.
C. It can also be called oogenesis in the female and spermatogenesis in the male.
D. Meiosis begins with a diploid parent cell that contains 46 chromosomes.
E. All of these are true of meiosis.


Answer: A

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