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Give important characters of meiosis.
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Few important characteristics of Meiosis are:
(i) Meiosis occurs in germ cells only.
(ii) It results in the formation of gametes.
(iii) Chromosome number of the parent cell is halved.
(iv) Daughter cells differ from the parent cell.

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Chapter 1: Cell Division - Exercise 1 [Page 11]

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Frank Biology II [English] Class 7 ICSE
Chapter 1 Cell Division
Exercise 1 | Q 11 | Page 11

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