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Significance of Meiosis:
(i) Due to meiosis, chromosome number is reduced to half in gametes and chromosome number of species is maintained.
(ii) Genetic variations occur due to meiosis.
(iii) The zygote on fertilization gets one maternal and one paternal chromosome in each homologous pair.
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