All four daughter cells that are produced at the end of telophase II are genetically identical.

Question

All four daughter cells that are produced at the end of telophase II are genetically identical.

Answer 1

Usually true mitosis, not entirely accurate for the process of meiosis.

During mitosis, a single diploid cell divides into two genetically identical diploid daughter cells, with each daughter cell containing the same number of chromosomes and genetic material as the parent cell.

During meiosis, a diploid cell undergoes two rounds of cell division, resulting in four haploid daughter cells that are genetically unique from each other and the parent cell. In meiosis, genetic diversity is introduced through the processes of crossing over and independent assortment, which shuffle and recombine genetic information between homologous chromosomes during meiosis I.

However, if the statement is referring to the end of meiosis II, when the final stage of cell division is completed, then it would be true that all four daughter cells are genetically identical to each other since they are the result of two rounds of separation of identical sister chromatids.