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O-LevelBiologyGenetics & Variation5090/11 · May/June 2016 · Q341 Mark

A diploid cell produces further cells with a haploid number of chromosomes. Which type of cell division is involved and what is the purpose of the cells produced?

Atype of cell division: meiosis, purpose of cells: asexual reproduction
Btype of cell division: meiosis, purpose of cells: sexual reproduction
Ctype of cell division: mitosis, purpose of cells: asexual reproduction
Dtype of cell division: mitosis, purpose of cells: sexual reproduction

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B: type of cell division: meiosis, purpose of cells: sexual reproduction

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Genetics & Variation, O-Level Biology (syllabus 5090). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
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O-Level Biology, May/June 2016 Paper 1 Variant 1, question 34.

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