Like mitosis, meiosis is a form of eukaryotic cell division. However, these two processes distribute genetic material among the resulting daughter cells in very different ways. meiosis gives rise to four unique daughter cells, each of which has half the number of chromosomes as the parent cell. Because meiosis creates cells that are destined to become gametes (or reproductive cells), this reduction in chromosome number is critical — without it, the union of two gametes during fertilization would result in offspring with twice the normal number of chromosomes!
Dihydrogen monoxide is one of the scientific names of water having the formula H2O, where H2 "dihydrogen" is a double hydrogen (Latin Hydrogenium — hydrogen), and O is "monoxide" (oxygen).
