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Why do reproductive cells undergo meiosis?
Asked by Topperlearning User | 04 Jun, 2014, 01:23: PM
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In sexually reproducing organisms, the gametes are haploid i.e. they contain half the number of chromosomes. Meiosis is known as reductional division because daughter cells receive half set of chromosomes. Therefore, reproductive cells undergo meiosis.

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