its used in sexual reproduction, specifically in production of sex cells.
Body cells do not undergo meiosis. Reproductive cells undergo meiosis, body cells, mitosis.
Meiosis is important for the production of gametes (sperm and eggs) in humans.
mitosis occurs more frequently then meiosis
Meiosis in females occurs in the ovaries. The process of meiosis is responsible for the formation of eggs (ova) in females.
In the testes
The Gametes
The gametes.
testes
polar body
First polar body
Only sex cells such as sperm and eggs undergo meiosis. This occurs at puberty.
Meiosis is important to all multicellular animals because it is the only form of animal sexual reproduction