Meiosis - Significance
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Description:
The significance of meiosis are as follows −
Formation of gametes − Meiosis form gametes that are essential for sexual reproduction.
Genetic information − Meiosis switches on the genetic information for the development of gametes.
Maintenance of chromosome number − Meiosis maintains the fixed number of chromosomes in sexually reproducing organisms.
Assortment of chromosomes − In meiosis paternal and maternal chromosomes assort independently. It causes reshuffling of chromosomes and the traits controlled by them.
Crossing over − It introduces new combination of traits or variations.
Mutation − Mutations take place due to irregularities of meiotic division.
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