Question

5B. at the end of meiosis II What is the significance of these daughter cells (i.e. what do they mature to become)?

6. Why is the reduction to haploid from diploid important in meiosis II?

Answer 1

5B. At the end of meosis II which is a reductional cell division produces reproductive cells or gametes. 4 different daughter cells are formed at the end of meosis II exh having half the no of chromsomes (haploid) than that of the parent cell (diploid)

6. meosis II is reductional division ,the daughter cell (haploid) after meosis II carry half the number of chromosomes than that of the parent cell (diploid) .In sextual reproduction there is fusion of male and female gamete to produce a zygote, hence these male and female gamete has reduced ploidy number. if parent cell is 2n (diploid) then after meosis II daughter cell will be n ,that is a male gammate will have n (haploid) chromosome and female will have n (haploid) chromosome when the both fuse the resulting zygote will be 2n(dioloid), if the ploidy no of these reproductive cell is not reduced to haploid from diploid cell there will be accumulation of chromosomes in the nucleus and it will keep on increasing with each successive generation changing the genetics of organism ,hence to avoid this problem diploid cells are reducedto haploid cell in meosis II.