Which statement best summarizes the importance of meiosis to reproduction?
it produces diploid cells that are needed for sexual reproduction.
it produces diploid cells that are needed for asexual reproduction.
it produces gametes that are needed for sexual reproduction.
it produces gametes that are needed for asexual reproduction.

answer: 45

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an organism's phenotype is the  form of a trait  that it  displays. for  flowercolor, a pea  plant  can  display  a phenotype of purple or white flowers. an organism's  genotype  is the alleles of a gene it contains. based on his data, mendel concluded that a phenotype can be  determined  by more than one  genotype.