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What is meiosis?

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Cell division to maintain the number of chromosomes
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Cell division to reduce the number of chromosomes to half
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Cell division used for asexual reproduction
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Cell division used for growth and development
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The correct option is B Cell division to reduce the number of chromosomes to half
Meiosis is a type of cell division seen in gamete formation. Meiosis is reductional division because daughter cells get only half the number of chromosomes from their parent cells.

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