Which would be the outcome in a fertilized egg if the process of meiosis did not occur? twice as many chromosomes as the parents half as many chromosomes as the parents same number of chromosomes as the parents triple the number of chromosomes as the parents?

the cladogram shown here shows similarities and differences among several classes of vertebrates. anatomically, the four have limb structure as their common ancestor. we might separate the mammals from the other three classes because they a) divergent; do not lay eggs b) identical; are warm-blooded c) varied; a four chambered heart d) homologous; have mammary glands