A major characteristic that distinguishes meiosis from mitosis is
A)that there is only one division of DNA during meiosis.
B)the absence of prophase in mitosis.
C)the two replications of DNA during mitosis.
D)the reduction of chromosome number during meiosis.
E)the absence of telophase in meiosis.

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The reduction of chromosome number during meiosis, which occurs through homologous chromosome pairing and segregation during meiosis I, is the main characteristic that distinguishes meiosis from mitosis. Mitosis retains the same number of chromosomes in daughter cells.

A Major Characteristic That Distinguishes Meiosis from Mitosis Is