The stage of meiosis that makes descendant cells haploid is ____.

A) prophase I
B) prophase II
C) anaphase I
D) anaphase II
E) metaphase I

Haploid

Referring to a cell or nucleus containing a single set of unpaired chromosomes, as seen in gametes (sperm and egg cells) of sexually reproducing organisms.

Meiosis

is a type of cell division that reduces the chromosome number by half, creating four haploid cells, each genetically distinct from the parent cell.