Which of the following best describes meiosis and/or mitosis?

a. Meiosis is involved in producing cells with the same number of chromosomes as the parent cell.
b. Mitosis is involved in producing cells with half the number of chromosomes as the parent cell.
c. Meiosis is involved in repair and growth of the cells that comprise the body of an organism.
d. Mitosis is invol


Ans: d. Mitosis is invol

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