All BUT ONE statement describes an advantage of meiosis.
1: Meiosis occurs often because it allows growth and repair of body tissues in
multicellular organisms.
2: Meiosis ensures daughter cells receive one allele for each gene and half the
number of chromosomes.
3: Variation is aided by crossing-over which occurs during meiosis.
4: Independent assortment provides a huge number of possible genetic
combinations in daughter cells.