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Which statement best describes meiosis

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Meiosis is a two‑division cell-division process that reduces the chromosome number by half, producing four genetically distinct haploid cells (gametes or spores) from a single diploid parent cell. It includes homologous chromosome pairing and crossing-over in meiosis I (reductional division: homologs separate) and separation of sister chromatids in meiosis II, generating genetic variation by independent assortment and recombination.