the first round of nuclear division that occurs during the formation of gametes is called meiosis I. It is also known as the reduction division because it results in cells that have half the ...

All cells arise from other cells through the process of cell division. Meiosis is a specialized form of cell division that produces reproductive cells, such as plant and fungal spores and sperm ...

Meiosis is not like another ... (the reductional followed by the equational division) gives meiosis its distinctive characteristics: a reduction in the number of chromosomes by half, accompanied ...

The four gametes produced in meiosis are genetically different. Independent assortment and the random nature of fertilisation lead to variation in living organisms – no two organisms are the ...

Without meiosis there would be no sexual reproduction, as germ cells have to be generated in this specialized cell division ... one aspect of the reduction in chromosome numbers comes from ...