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Where does meiosis occur in the body? in 6th grade words
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Meiosis is the special kind of cell division that makes sex cells (gametes).
- In boys/men: meiosis happens in the testes (the male reproductive organs) to make sperm.
- In girls/women: meiosis happens in the ovaries (the female reproductive organs) to make eggs.
Each sperm or egg gets half the normal number of chromosomes so that when a sperm and an egg join, the new baby has the right full set. Sperm are made continuously after puberty; most eggs begin meiosis before a girl is born and finish later, one at a time, during her life.
- In boys/men: meiosis happens in the testes (the male reproductive organs) to make sperm.
- In girls/women: meiosis happens in the ovaries (the female reproductive organs) to make eggs.
Each sperm or egg gets half the normal number of chromosomes so that when a sperm and an egg join, the new baby has the right full set. Sperm are made continuously after puberty; most eggs begin meiosis before a girl is born and finish later, one at a time, during her life.
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