Following meiosis I, the daughter cells are ________; following meiosis II, the daughter cells are ________; and following fertilization and mitosis, the daughter cells are ________.

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Following meiosis I, the daughter cells are haploid because the homologous chromosomes have been separated. Following meiosis II, the daughter cells remain haploid because the sister chromatids have been separated without changing the ploidy level. Following fertilization, the zygote is diploid because it has received a set of chromosomes from each parent, and subsequent mitotic divisions maintain the diploid state.

Following Meiosis I, the Daughter Cells Are ________; Following Meiosis