Cell division that produces gametes with half the number of chromosomes as the parent cell. It involves two rounds of division, resulting in four genetically unique haploid cells.
What do the cells in reproductive organs divide to make?
Gametes
How does a cell divide by meiosis
Copies of the genetic information are made. The cell divides twice to form four gametes, each with a single set of chromosomes. All gametes are genetically different from each other.
Gametes join at fertilisation to restore the normal number of chromosomes. The new cell divides by mitosis. The number of cells increases. As the embryo develops cells differentiate.
