What is the purpose of meiosis? Where does it occur, what is produced, why does it...

What is the purpose of meiosis? Where does it occur, what is produced, why does it occur or what are the significances and what are the consequences if it does not occur?

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Meiosis is a type of cell division in which the daughter cells have half the number of chromosomes as compared to that of parent cells.
It takes place in germ cells , and four haploid gametes are produced. It also takes place in plants (spores).
It is important because to maintain a diploid set of chromosomes in sexual reproduction, fertilisation of a diploid male gamete with diploid female gamete would result into a tetraploid zygote, which won't survive. However, due to meiosis , haploid gametes are produced which produce a diploid zygote upon fertilisation.
Also, meiosis leads to genetic recombination and introduces variations in the population.
Without meiosis, sexual reproduction won't be possible and there would be lesser genetic diversity overall.

gladiator answered 1 year ago

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