Which best represents one fundamental difference between the processes of mitosis and meiosis?

A. Meiosis results in 4 haploid cells, and mitosis results in 4 diploid cells.
B. Meiosis results in 4 haploid cells, and mitosis results in 2 diploid cells.
C. Meiosis results in 2 diploid cells, and mitosis results in 2 haploid cells.
D. Meiosis results in 2 diploid cells, and mitosis results in 4 haploid cells.


Ans: B. Meiosis results in 4 haploid cells, and mitosis results in 2 diploid cells.

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