Select the correct answer. Which statement best compares the role of meiosis in a unicellular and a multicellular organisms?
OA.
Meiosis is the mechanism used for producing somatic cells in unicellular as well as multicellular
OB.
Meiosis is the mechanism used for producing gametes in unicellular organisms and somatic cells
O c.
Meiosis is the mechanism used for producing gametes in multicellular organisms whereas it doe
unicellular organisms.
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Meiosis is the mechanism used for producing gametes in multicellular organisms whereas it does

unicellular organisms.

Explanation:

Meiosis is a kind of cell division used mainly by sexually-reproducing organisms, whether unicellular or multicellular, to produce gametes i.e. meiosis only occurs during gamete formation.

In sexual reproduction, gametes must fuse in a process called fertilization. This gametes, however, must each possess half of the chromosome number of the individual organism. Meiosis is the process that ensures that the chromosome number of the gametes is reduced by half i.e. diploid (2n) to haploid (n).

Therefore, meiosis is the process of gamete formation in sexually-reproducing unicellular or multicellular organisms.

the correct answer is b