What is the result of the first meiotic division?

What is the result of the first meiotic division?
  1. Chromosome number is increased
  2. Chromosome number is reduced to one fourth
  3. Chromosome number is reduced to half
  4. Chromosome number remains the same

Solution

In the first meiotic division, homologous chromosomes pair to form bivalents and undergo crossing over. During anaphase I, homologous chromosomes move to the opposite poles with both their chromatids. Each pole receives half the chromosome number of the parent cell.

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