Here's why:
* Meiosis is a specialized 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 when a sperm and egg cell fuse, the resulting offspring has the correct number of chromosomes.
* Sex cells (also called gametes) are sperm cells in males and egg cells in females. These cells are haploid, meaning they contain only one set of chromosomes.
* Mitosis, on the other hand, is a type of cell division that produces two daughter cells that are genetically identical to the parent cell. It's involved in growth and repair, but not in the production of sex cells.
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