Meiosis
SC.912.L.16.16:
- Describe the process of meiosis, including independent assortment and crossing over.
- Explain how reduction division results in the formation of haploid gametes or spores.
Meiosis Overview
Meiosis is a special type of cell division that reduces the chromosome number by half, creating four haploid cells, each genetically distinct from the parent cell that gave rise to them.
- This process occurs in all sexually reproducing single-celled and multicellular eukaryotes, including animals, plants, and fungi.
- Production of haploid gametes or spores
- Role in Sexual Reproduction
Crossing Over
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