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How do sexually reproducing organisms produce gametes from diploid progenitors?

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meiosis

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Through meiosis, diploid parents produce haploid cells called gametes. The gametes, through sexual reproduction, then meet and join into one cell called a zygote that is diploid.
The zygote then develops into a diploid organism with genetic traits from both parents.
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