Which of the following best describes the process of meiosis?
A. It is the first stage of mitosis.
B. It occurs in all tissues that require growth or replacement.
C. It is carried out in cells that are involved in sexual reproduction.
D. It happens in all cells except in the brain and nervous system

Question

Which of the following best describes the process of meiosis?
A.  It is the first stage of mitosis. 
 B.  It occurs in all tissues that require growth or replacement. 
 C.  It is carried out in cells that are involved in sexual reproduction. 
D.   It happens in all cells except in the brain and nervous system

anonymous · Answer

C., this is because it is not cell division, like mitosis.. meiosis instead divides a cell to produce "daughter cells" or gametes that have only 50% of the original genome information ;)