Significance of meiosis

Significance of meiosis

• It helps to maintain the diploid condition in sexually reproducing organisms. Meiosis results in formation of haploid (n) gametes which fuse during fertilization to form a diploid (2n) zygote, restoring the diploid condition.
• It leads to genetic variation in the offspring of sexually reproducing organisms. This occurs as a result of independent assortment and crossing over during meiosis I.

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