By a process called crossover, meiosis produces genetically different reproductive cells, in contrast to somatic cell division, which splits and copies the DNA identically.
Meiosis
In species capable of sexual reproduction, a form of cell division known as meiosis takes place. Gametes, which are specialized reproductive cells (sperm and eggs) with half the number of chromosomes as the parent cell, are formed by a carefully controlled process. Making sure that the developing zygote has the […]