Which best defines a diploid cell during meiosis? a. a cell that has double the number of chromosomes as the parent cell b. a cell that has half the number of chromosomes as the parent cell c. a cell that has double the number of chromosomes as the daughter cell d. a cell that has half the number of chromosomes as the daughter cell

The correct answer option is C. a cell that has double the number of chromosomes as the daughter cell.

Explanation:

Meiosis is a two-step division process, meiosis I and meiosis II, where the cell division occurs in the germ cells, also known as diploid cells.

It results into the formation of gametes (haploid). Therefore, the number of chromosome is reduced to half in daughter cells as a result of meiosis.

the framers of the constitution insisted that federal judges be nominated instead of elected due to their desire to have judges above the shifting whims of the masses.

the hope, whether achieved or not, was that federal judges would only be beholden to the law and that by not having judges be elected, they would be protected if that law dictated an outcome that ran counter to popular opinion.

the last one: artificial selection/genetic engineering

plant breeding is modifying the genetic composition of the plant - but this isn't cloning (which is specifically introducing a gene into a genome). but you are artificially selecting for the phenotype that you want.

the second one is literally genetic engineering - the gene would have been cloned first and then inserted or genetically engineered into the new plant cell (the cotton).