Question

Why meiosis is called reduction division!?

Answer 1

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Meiosis is called reduction division because it reduces the number of chromosomes from diploid to haploid i.e it gets reduced from 2N to 1N (46 to 23) so as to maintain the species-specific number 46 chromosomes (23 pairs) from generation to generation.

Answer 2

Explanation:

Hi Mate ,

This process is involved in first cell division tooks place in meiosis.

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->Pranu