Explain the significance of meiocytes in a diploid organism.

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Meiocytes are specialized cells present in sexually reproducing organisms. They undergo meiotic division to produce male and female gametes that carry only one set of chromosomes and thus help in maintaining the chromosomal number of the organism.

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