Conjugation in most ciliates involves a series of steps that leads to increased genetic diversity. Which one of the following choices is not one of those steps?

A. sexual reproduction
B. meiosis of a haploid nucleus
C. mitosis of a haploid nucleus
D. mitosis of a diploid nucleus
E. meiosis of a diploid nucleus


Answer: B

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