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Meiosis is important because it keeps the number of chromosomes constant within a species. True or false?.

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Answer:

true

Step-by-step explanation:

Meiosis halves the number of chromosomes, so out gametes are haploid. During fertilization, the zygote ends up with the "original" number od chromosomes.

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