Question

why is meiosis termed as reductive cell division

Answer 1

The process of meiosis involves two divisions of the genetic material. The first division iscalled the reduction division – ormeiosis I – because it reduces the number of chromosomes from 46 chromosomes or 2n to 23 chromosomes or n (n describes a single chromosome set).

Answer 2

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Meiosis is known as reductional division because the parent cell produces four daughter cells produces four daughter cells each having half the number of chromosomes present in the parent cell.