In multicellular plants and animals, however, meiosis is restricted to the germ cells, where it is key to sexual reproduction. Whereas somatic cells undergo mitosis to proliferate, the germ cells undergo meiosis to produce haploid gametes (the sperm and the egg).
Answer: Transcription
Explanation: Genes consist of sequences of molecules, called bases, in your DNA. During transcription, an enzyme called RNA polymerase “reads” your genes and copies the information onto molecules of messenger RNA.