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Where in the body does meiosis occur?


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The place where the meiosis occurs in the body:

  1. Meiosis is the division of a cell into four haploid cells, halving the number of chromosomes in each cell.
  2. In humans, they produce gametes, whereas, in plants, they produce plant spores.
  3. Meiosis is a process that occurs in sex cells, such as sperm and egg cells in the human body, to make more of them.
  4. In the primordial germ cells of males and females, meiosis takes place in the testes and ovaries, respectively.

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