After fertilization occurs, the zygote undergoes cleavage and gets converted into 2,4,8 and subsequently a 16 celled stage known as morala. Thereafter certain changes occur in the morula and a blastocyst is formed. The blastocyst then gets implanted in the wall of the uterus.

Which statement is not an accurate description of meiosis? a) meiosis produces offspring that are genetically diverse. b) meiosis produces offspring that are identical to the parent. c) in sexual reproduction half of the genetic material comes from the father (sperm) and half of the genetic material comes from the mother (egg). d) meiosis decreases the number of chromosomes by half so that when a sperm fertilizes an egg, the resulting zygote has the correct number of chromosomes.