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What is the significance of meiosis in gametogenesis?

Meiosis ensures that gametes have twice the number of chromosomes as parent cells.

Meiosis ensures that gametes have half the number of chromosomes as parent cells.

Meiosis ensures that chromosome number remains unchanged throughout the reproductive process

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Meiosis ensures that gametes have half the number of chromosomes as parent cells.

Explanation: meiosis reduces the diploid chromosome number to haploid so that after fertilization (fusion of two gametes) the zygote restores the species' diploid number. Meiosis also increases genetic variation via crossing over and independent assortment.