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Salvador Hoffman
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1 September, 08:45
Why is meiosis called reduction division?
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The first cell division in meiosis, the process by which germ cells are formed. In reduction division, the chromosome number is reduced from diploid (46 chromosomes) to haploid (23 chromosomes). Also known as first meiotic division and first meiosis.
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