Question

What is the significance of meiosis?

Answer 1

Meiosis:

1. Meiosis is called reductional division.
2. The resulting cells are haploid cells.
3. It occurs in the germ cells of males and females.
4. During meiosis, the germ cell splits into four new sex cells.

Significance of meiosis:

1. Meiosis is a process that produces gametes.
2. Due to meiosis, the chromosome number of organisms remains constant in each generation.
3. It causes chromosome shuffling by recombination.
4. It generates new combinations of features through crossing across.
5. Due to abnormalities in the meiotic division, mutations occur.