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What is produced by meiosis?

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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.

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haploid daughter cells i.e sex cells or gametes

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In the process of meiosis, four cells are formed from a single cell at a time. A single divides two times to produce four daughter cells. Mainly meiosis cell division takes place in order to produce sex cells or gametes (eggs in females and sperm in males). In meiosis a diploid parent sex cells produces haploid daughter cells

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