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ycow [4]
2 years ago
10

Why must meiosis and not mitosis be used to produce gametes?

Biology
1 answer:
Inga [223]2 years ago
3 0
This is because meiosis divide the total chromosomes number by half its original number (2n/2 = n) which would be combined with the haploid egg cell to produce a diploid (2n) zygote white mitosis maintains the chromosome number.
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