Austin made the claim that meiosis provides an advantage for sexually reproducing organisms by ensuring genetic variation Which statement explains why he is correct

A. Meiosis allows the offspring produced during sexual reproduction to grow and develop

B meiosis joins together the sex cell during sexual reproduction to produce new offspring

C meiosis produces sex cells that are joined during sexual reproduction to produce offspring

D meiosis produces the body cells that join to form new offspring during sexual reproduction

C. meiosis produces sex cells that are joined during sexual reproduction to produce offspring

Explanation:

Meiosis is also called as reduction division in this the parent diploid cell divides twice to produce four haploid daughter cells. The daughter cells so produce after cell division contain half the number of chromosomes then that of the parent cells. The germ cells in males and females divide twice or meiotic division occurs in them twice to produce four daughter haploid gamete cells that are sperms (male) and ovum (oocyte) (female). These male and female gametes fuse during sexual reproduction. The sperm fertilizes an ovum to produce zygote.

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