What is the importance of reduction division in meiosis?

Hi there ! So, reductional division basically results in formation of haploid cells or gametes. As the name suggests, there is reduction in chromosomes number to half which is why is why we call the daughter cells to be haploid. read more

In meiosis, during the formation of gametes in animals and spores in plants, the chromosome number is reduced to half. These chromosomes contain the basic DNA chain. During the first meiotic reduction division, the chromosomal pairs are divided so that each gamete or spore contains one of each chromosomal pair, it becomes a haploid. read more

Reduction division: The first cell division in meiosis, the process by which germ cells are formed. In reduction division, the chromosome number is reduced from diploid (46 chromosomes) to haploid (23 chromosomes). Also known as first meiotic division and first meiosis. read more