Question

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why meiosis is known as the reductional division.
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Answer 1

Answer:

Meiosis is called reduction division because it reduces the number of chromosomes from diploid to haploid i.e it gets reduced from 2N to 1N (46 to 23) so as to maintain the species-specific number 46 chromosomes (23 pairs) from generation to generation.

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Answer 2

Explanation:

Meiosis is known as reduction division because the number of chromosome in the daughter cell are half that of parent cell.

During miotic division variation occurs due to crossing over maternal and paternal chromosome Or the homologous pair during of meiosis.