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Identify the wrong statement about meiosisA. The pairing of homologous chromosomesB. Four haploid cells are formedC. At the end of meiosis number of chromosomes is reduced to halfD. Two-cycles of DNA replication occur

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D. Two-cycles of DNA replication occur

This statement is incorrect. Meiosis involves only one cycle of DNA replication. During meiosis, DNA replication occurs once during interphase before the first division (meiosis I). This results in the formation of homologous chromosome pairs, each consisting of two sister chromatids. These homologous pairs are then separated during the first division, resulting in haploid daughter cells. There is no second cycle of DNA replication before the second division (meiosis II).