# A student states: 'Meiosis produces cells that are all genetically identical to each other.' Evaluate this statement.

> WJEC GCSE Biology (Wales) — 2.2.1 Mitosis and meiosis · Evaluate · 4 marks

## Mark scheme (4 marks)

1. The statement is incorrect / false
2. Meiosis produces cells that are genetically different from each other
3. Meiosis produces four daughter cells (not two)
4. The cells produced by meiosis are haploid, containing half the number of chromosomes of the parent cell

## Key terms

- [meiosis](https://www.gradenine.co.uk/glossary/meiosis)
- [genetically identical](https://www.gradenine.co.uk/glossary/genetically-identical)

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