Given below are two statements.
Statement - I: Meiosis is the mechanism by which conservation of specific numbers of the chromosomes of each species is achieved across generations in sexually reproducing organisms.
Statement - II: Meiosis results in production of four daughter cells having half of the chromosome number to that of the mother cell.
In light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below.

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Both Statement I and Statement II are true

Both Statement I and Statement II are false.

Statement I is true but Statement II is false

Statement I is false but Statement II is true

answer is A.

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Meiosis is the mechanism by which conservation of specific chromosome numbers of each species is achieved across generations in sexually reproducing organisms.
Meiosis results in the production of four daughter cells having half of the chromosome number to that of the mother cell.

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