Cell Division-Meiosis The term meiosis was coined by J.B Farmer and J.F Moore, and the cell in meiosis was found termed meiocytes. Meiosis occurs in sexual reproduction, where the production of offspring by the fusion of gametes with a haploid set of chromosomes. This division is also called reduction division because the number of chromosomes gets reduced by half in daughter cells. In plants and animals, meiosis is found during gametogenesis. Important Features of Meiosis The important features of meiosis are as follows: By this type of division, the number…
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