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Meiosis, Germ Cells, and Fertilization

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MEIOSIS<br />

• haploid germ cells arise from a special kind of cell<br />

division in which the number of chromosomes is<br />

precisely halved<br />

• S phase is omitted; a single cell division produces two<br />

haploid cells directly<br />

• accurate chromosome segregation during meiosis

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