Question

Which cell division is called as reductional division?

Answer 1

Meiosis is called reductional division because the no. of chromosomes in cells become half of the parents cell's chromosomes & end result of this special type of cell division is four haploid cells

Answer 2

Reduction division: The first cell division in meiosis, the process by which germ cells are formed. In reduction division, the chromosome number is reduced from diploid (46 chromosomes) to haploid (23 chromosomes). Also known as first meiotic division and first meiosis.