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  • Meiosis: Understanding Gamete Formation and Chromosome Reduction
    Meiosis produces haploid gametes, which are reproductive cells with half the number of chromosomes as the parent cell.

    Here's a breakdown:

    * Meiosis is a type of cell division that reduces the number of chromosomes in a cell by half.

    * Haploid cells have only one set of chromosomes (n).

    * Gametes are sex cells, such as sperm and egg cells.

    So, the end result of meiosis is the creation of four haploid gametes, each with half the number of chromosomes as the original diploid cell.

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