What is the Main Purpose of Meiosis?
Meiosis's main purpose is to create gametes (sperm and egg cells) with half the number of chromosomes, ensuring genetic diversity.
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It鈥檚 all about making sure you get a unique set of genes from Mom and Dad, creating diversity in the species!
To make babies! Meiosis produces the sex cells necessary for reproduction.
Main purpose? Cutting chromosome count in half for reproduction. Simple as that.
As a bio major, trust me: It's all about producing diverse offspring through genetic recombination and independent assortment.
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