Here's why:

* Meiosis is a type of cell division that reduces the number of chromosomes in a cell by half. This is crucial for sexual reproduction because it ensures that the offspring inherit one set of chromosomes from each parent.

* Mitosis, the other type of cell division, produces two identical daughter cells with the same number of chromosomes. This process is important for growth and repair, but not for sexual reproduction.

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