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Meiosis is known as reductional division
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It is a specialised kind of cell division that reduces the chromosome number by half and results in the production of haploid daughter cells.
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Meiosis ensures the production of haploid phase in the life cycle of sexually reproducing organisms whereas fertilisation restores the diploid phase
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Meiosis during gametogenesis in plants and animals leads to the formation of haploid gametes
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Meiosis enables the preservation of the chromosome number of each species.
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Meiosis is the cause of genetic variation between members of the same species.
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Meiosis s involves two sequential cycles of nuclear and cell division called: Meiosis I and Meiosis II.
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Four haploid cells are formed at the end of meiosis II.
