What is function of meiosis?

Answer 1

meiosis is a type of cell division wherein

there are four sister chromosomes that will be formed. Just like mitosis,,the function of this cell division is to replace old cells in the body to sustain and for the life of the specie of a certain life form to survive.

Answer 2

Meiosis is a type of cell division that produces gametes (sperm and eggs) for sexual reproduction. It reduces the chromosome number by half, ensuring that when the gametes combine during fertilization, the resulting offspring will have the proper number of chromosomes. This process also introduces genetic variation through crossing over and independent assortment, leading to genetic diversity among offspring.

Answer 3

The biological functions of meiosis include generating by recombination and sexual reproduction. The second is that the recombination at meiosis plays a role in repairing genetic defects. Third, it is essential for the reprogramming of gametes in animals, and fourth, it helps maintain the immortality of the germ line.

Answer 4

Meiosis facilitates stable sexual reproduction. Without the halving of ploidy, or chromosome count, fertilization would result in zygotes that have twice the number of chromosomes as the zygotes from the previous generation. Successive generations would have an exponential increase in chromosome count. In organisms that are normally diploid, polyploidy, the state of having three or more sets of chromosomes, results in developmental abnormalities or lethality [4]. Polyploidy is poorly tolerated in most animal species. Plants, however, regularly produce fertile, viable polyploids. Polyploidy has been implicated as an important mechanism in plant speciation.

Most importantly, recombination and independent assortment of homologous chromsomes allow for a greater diversity of genotypes in the population. This produces genetic variation in gametes that promote genetic and phenotypic variation in a population of offspring.

Answer 5

Meiosis produces gametes. Gametes are sex cells with haploid (n) chromosomes. These cells are used to produce offspring.

Answer 6

to produce gametes for sexual reproduction

Answer 7

The function of meiosis is sex cell reproduction.

Answer 8

Meiosis results in the formation of micro- and megaspores for development of gametes.

Answer 9

Reduction in no. of chromosomes , 2 , production of genetic recombination .

Answer 10

To duplicate cells...?