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Significance of Meiosis

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"Gametes must be produced by meiosis for sexual reproduction". Why is it so?

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Gametes must be produced by meiosis for sexual reproduction because, when the male and female gametes fuse during fertilization, the normal double number of chromosomes is restored.

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Q. Why gametes should be produced by meiosis during sexual reproduction?

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Statement 1: Meiosis takes place in asexual reproduction.
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