Which of the following statements about mitosis and meiosis is * NOT * true?

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The cells resulting from meiosis are diploid and the cells resulting from mitosis are haploid.

Meiosis and meiosis both starts with one cell, meiosis ends with four and mitosis with two.

Mitosis produces new cells for growth and repair, meiosis produces gametes.

Cross over happens in meiosis, but not in mitosis

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Kiersten Cooke

Biology

1 June, 10:58

Which of the following statements about mitosis and meiosis is * NOT * true?

Question 5 options:

The cells resulting from meiosis are diploid and the cells resulting from mitosis are haploid.

Meiosis and meiosis both starts with one cell, meiosis ends with four and mitosis with two.

Mitosis produces new cells for growth and repair, meiosis produces gametes.

Cross over happens in meiosis, but not in mitosis

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Emmanuel Stanley · Answer 1

The first statement is the one that is not true because meiosis results in four haploid cells, not diploid cells. Meiosis starts with diploid cells and makes four haploid cells.