Question

Sexual reproduction and meiosis go hand-in-hand . meiosis is the process responsible for gamete (sex cell) production and ensures genetic variation . but how does it do this ?

Answer 1

Meiosis is a type of cell division that occurs in sexually reproducing organisms, including animals and plants. It is responsible for producing gametes, or sex cells (sperm and eggs in animals, and spores in plants), which have half the number of chromosomes as the parent cells. During meiosis, there are two rounds of cell division (meiosis I and meiosis II) that result in four daughter cells, each with a unique combination of chromosomes.