Question

Why is meiosis cell division is called reduction cell division? explain

Answer 1

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The cellular division in meiosis I is called the reduction division because it results in the reduction of the chromosome number from diploid (cell has two copies of each chromosome, one maternal and one paternal chromosome) to haploid (cell has only one copy of each chromosome, either maternally-derived or paternally- ...

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Answer 2

Answer:

Meiosis reduces the chromosome number to half in the gamate so that the fertilisation restores the original diploid number in the zygote .. Hence meiosis is called reductional cell division.

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