Reduction division is the process by which gametes are produced. The cells in which reduction division take place are ________.

Germinal epithelial cells

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The correct option is A Germinal epithelial cells
A. Germinal epithelial cells
EXPLANATION: The germinal epithelium is present in ovary. Initially the germinal epithelium was erroneously thought to give rise to the actual germ cells. In reduction division germ cells are formed. In this division the chromosome number is reduced from diploid to haploid.

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