Meiosis is needed to form gametes because

  1. it halves the chromosome number so the diploid number is restored at fertilisation
  2. it doubles chromosome number
  3. it repairs tissues
  4. it produces identical cells
Answer

A) it halves the chromosome number so the diploid number is restored at fertilisation

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