Meiosis, Germ Cells, and Fertilization
Meiosis, Germ Cells, and Fertilization
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