Which is the correct statement that distinguishes mitosis from meiosis?
a. mitosis occurs in germ cells and meiosis occurs in somatic cells.
b. crossing over takes place in mitosis and not in meiotic cell division.
c. meiosis produces four 2n daughter cells; mitosis produces two 2n daughter cells.
d. the number of chromosomes remains the same in mitosis and is reduced by half in meiosis.

Use the above pedigree for questions 1,2, and 3 1. what kind of genetic disorder is represented in the pedigree? a. recessive b. dominate refer to the pedigree in question 1. 2. is the mutated gene in this disorder located on a sex chromosome (x or y) or an autosome? a. sex chromosome b. autosome refer to the pedigree in question 1. 3. which generation has individuals that you are certain are heterozygous for the mutated gene? a. generation 1 b. generation 2 c. generation 3