Why do we need meiosis?
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To double the number of chromosomes going into sex cells
To half the number of chromosomes going into sex cells
To triple the number of chromosomes going into sex cells
To not change the number of chromosomes going into sex cells
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To half the number of chromosomes going into sex cells.
When the egg and the sperm fuses to form the zygote, it will have same number of chromosomes as the parent.
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We need meiosis to halve the number of chromosomes going into sex cells.
It is because when the egg and the sperm get fuses in order to form the zygote.
There has to be the same number of chromosomes as the parent.
Therefore, the right answer here is the need of meiosis is to halve the number of chromosomes going into the sex cell.
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