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Why is meiosis important for organisms?
It allows for genetic variation among organisms.
It determines which genes are dominant and which are recessive.
It produces genetically identical cells.
It provides a means of asexual reproduction.

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"It allows for genetic variation among organisms."

Explanation: meiosis produces haploid gametes with new combinations of alleles via crossing over and independent assortment, and reduces chromosome number for sexual reproduction. The other choices are incorrect: dominance is a property of alleles, meiosis does not make identical cells (that’s mitosis), and meiosis is for sexual, not asexual, reproduction.