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Answer the following question based on the human male reproductive system: By which type of cell division, sperms are formed?

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Answer the following question based on the human male reproductive system:

By which type of cell division, sperms are formed?

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Solution

  1. Sperms are formed by the type of cell division known as meiosis.
  2. Meiosis reduces the chromosome number by half, producing haploid sperm cells essential for fertilisation.
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