What is the function of meiosis?
a. to make exact copies of the parent cell
b. to make one cell with twice the number of chromosomes as the parent pairs
c. to make four cells with the same chromosome number as the parent
d. to make cells with a haploid (half that of the parents) number of chromosomes
e. none of the above

Question

What is the function of meiosis?  
a.	to make exact copies of the parent cell
b.	to make one cell with twice the number of chromosomes as the parent pairs
c.	to make four cells with the same chromosome number as the parent
d.	to make cells with a haploid (half that of the parents) number of chromosomes
e.	none of the above

alphadxg · Answer

Meiosis unlike mitosis is used in haploid cells to give rise to new genetic material that is different from each other.

so D.