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Only diploid cells can undergo meiosis because haploid cells have a single set of chromosomes that can't be furthered reduced. Gametes form through meiosis.

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meiosis only takes place in sex cells since they consist of only one type cells that require haploid number of chromosomes.

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Can meiosis occur anywhere in the body?

Meiosis can only ocur in sex cells


Meiosis occurs in what cells?

Meiosis only occurs in Sex Cells found in men's testis and women's ovaries.


What is a sentence using the word meiosis?

Only sex cells go through meiosis.


What are sex cells formed by meiosis with only half the chromosomes?

Haploid cells


What occurs in plants and animal mitosis or meiosis?

Mitosis. Meiosis is only concerned in sex cells.


What type of cells undergo meiosis?

Cells which produce gametes (sex cells) undergo meiosis.


What type of cell undergose meiosis?

Meiosis only occurs in sex cells, which are the sperm and egg cells. Mitosis occurs in the somatic, or body, cells.


Occurs in both plants and animals mitosis or meiosis?

Mitosis. Meiosis is only concerned in sex cells.


What is used to make body cell's meiosis or mitosis?

Mitosis. Meiosis is concerned only with sex cells.


When does your body undergo meiosis?

Only sex cells such as sperm and eggs undergo meiosis. This occurs at puberty.


Type of cells division that produce sex cells?

The process you are thinking of is mitosis or meiosis. Don't know which one the process is meiosis. mitosis is where each cell receives a copy of the original chromosomes. < meiosis >


What produces male and female sex cells via meiosis?

Meiosis is the process that produces the sex cells.