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mitosis is the process of cell division where in the chromosomes replicate and get equally distributed into two daughter cells . the chromosome number in each daughter cell is equal to that in the parent cell..i.e. diploid hence mitosis is known as equational division..

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Meiosis I is known as a reductional division, although meiosis II is an equational division. WHy?

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Q: Is meiosis known as reduction division?
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Reduction division is the same as what form of cell division?

Reduction division is another term for meiosis- 1 (ONE).


What is Meiosis is also known as?

asexual reproductionA reduction of chromosomes.Or:A nuclear and cell division process.


Why is meiosis called reductional cell division?

Meiosis cell division is called reduction division because in this cell division the cells got from the parents cell is divided into half. So the daughter cells is haploid(n). Thus, meiosis cell division is called reduction division.


What stage of of meiosis do homologous pairs separate?

Reduction Division


What Process was once called reduction division?

meiosis


Meiosis is referred to as this type of division?

Reduction/reductional


The chromosome number is reduced from diploid to haploid during what?

meiosis I is reduction, meiosis II is division.


How many divisions in meiosis?

Two successive nuclear divisions occur, Meiosis I (Reduction) and Meiosis II (Division)


What is another name for Meiosis you?

that would be reduction division, i think :}


What reduction division makes the number of chromosomes present in a cell to be reduced by half?

meiosis


Why is reductive division and old name for meiosis?

As it results in reduction in genetic content of cells


What is another name for meiosis because the number is reduced from haploid to diploid?

Reduction Division.