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Why does germ (sex) cells undergo meiosis and somatic(body) cells don't?

Why does germ (sex) cells undergo meiosis and somatic(body) cells don't?
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Why does germ (sex) cells undergo meiosis and somatic(body) cells don't?

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the germ cells undergo meiosis to produce haploid gametes (the sperm and the egg). The development of a new progeny organism is then initiated by the fusion of these gametes at fertilization.
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