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When is the diploid number of chromosomes reduced to the haploid number of chromosomes.

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Answer:

Meiosis

Step-by-step explanation:

This occurs during fertilisation when a male and female gamete fuse to form a single cell.

It isn't mitosis because, when two cells are produced, they are identical to the parent cell, thus called daughter cells and remains to have a diploid number of chromosomes.

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