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Is Meiosis occurs twice?


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Meiosis :

  1. In meiosis, a single cell divides twice to produce four daughter cells.
  2. These daughter cells or sex cells have exactly half the genetic material of normal gametes.
  3. Meiosis necessitates two divisions since it produces a haploid cell with half the amount of chromosomes.
  4. Thus meiosis occurs twice.

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