Why is meiosis called a reduction division process?
A. Because the cell starts with a diploid number of chromsomes and ends up as haploid
B. Because the cell loses some chromosomes in the process
C. Because the cell is reduced to half the number of chromosomes before it divides
D. Because the number of cells are reduced before meiosis takes place.

A.Because the cell starts with a diploid number of chromsomes and ends up as haploid

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.