A cell biologist examines a skin cell from a lizard during metaphase of mitosis and determines that 20 chromatids are present.The role of meiosis in this species is to (Check all that apply)
A) Produce 4 daughter cells that are genetically different from each other.
B) Produce 4 daughter cells that are genetically different from the original parental cell.
C) Reduce the number of chromosomes per cell from 10 to 5.
D) Reduce the number of chromosomes per cell from 20 to 10.
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