Which type of cell division has more diverse offspring and why?

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anonymous · Answer

Meiosis, I believe... the chromosomes in meiosis undergo a recombination which shuffles the genes producing a different genetic combination in each gamete, compared with the co-existence of each of the two separate pairs of each chromosome (one received from each parent) in each cell which results from mitosis.
the outcome of meiosis is potentially four (genetically unique) haploid cells, compared with the two (genetically identical) diploid cells produced from mitosis.

anonymous · Answer

Yes it is Meiosis.

anonymous · Answer

meiosis.....
_crossing over in prophase 1
_ random arrangement of chromosomes
_these gametes are fertilized randomly