CELL DIVISION
MEIOSIS AND GENETIC VARIATION
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an individuals skin cells
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an individuals red blood cells
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an individuals white blood cells
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an individuals gamete cells (sperm or egg cells).
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Detailed explanation-1: -Meiosis is a type of cell division that reduces the number of chromosomes in the parent cell by half and produces four gamete cells. This process is required to produce egg and sperm cells for sexual reproduction.
Detailed explanation-2: -Meiosis is the type of cell division that creates egg and sperm cells.
Detailed explanation-3: -They are also referred to as sex cells. Female gametes are called ova or egg cells, and male gametes are called sperm. Gametes are haploid cells, and each cell carries only one copy of each chromosome. These reproductive cells are produced through a type of cell division called meiosis.
Detailed explanation-4: -Gametes, or reproductive cells, are produced in a special kind of cell division called meiosis. During this process the normal number of the cell’s chromosomes is reduced by half. Each gamete ends up with a copy of one chromosome from each pair.
Detailed explanation-5: -Meiosis produces haploid gametes (ova or sperm) that contain one set of 23 chromosomes. When two gametes (an egg and a sperm) fuse, the resulting zygote is once again diploid, with the mother and father each contributing 23 chromosomes.