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Standard IX
Biology
Meiotic Cell Division
What is meios...
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What is meiosis ? define
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Meiosis is a process where a single cell divides twice to produce four cells containing half the original amount of genetic information. These cells are our sex cells – sperm in males, eggs in females.
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