Q58: The process in eukaryotes that results in the production of... - Plant Biotechnology & Molecular Biology - ICAR AIEEA PG 2024 - Plant Biotechnology | Agrigyan

Meiosis is a specialized type of cell division that reduces the chromosome number by half, creating four genetically diverse haploid daughter cells from a single diploid germ cell. In sexually reproducing eukaryotes, meiosis is the essential cellular process that produces haploid gametes (sperm and egg cells in animals, or microspores and megaspores that form gametophytes in plants).