Question

What is meant by meiosis?

Answer 1

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

Answer 2

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Meiosis:

            A type of cell division that results in four daughter cells each with half the number of chromosomes of the parent cell, as in the production of gametes and plant spores.

Example: Sporophytes of green algae

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