: a usually long and single nerve-cell process that usually conducts impulses away from the cell body.â axÂ·oÂ·nal \Ëak-sÉn-Él; ak-Ësaen-, -ËsÃ¤n-\ ËsÅn. adjective a usually long and single nerve-cell process that usually conducts impulses away from the cell body.
The significance of meiosis :-. 1. It maintains the same chromosome n umber in the sexually reproducing organisms. From a diploid cell, haploid gametes are produced which in turn fuse to form a diploid cell. 2. It restricts the multiplication of chromosome number and maintains the stability of the species. 3. Maternal and paternal genes get exchanged during crossing over.
Meiosis is important to the variety of life because, during meiosis, it combines the DNA of two different people.Without it, we would be the same person over and over and over â¦ again. Therefore, meiosis is important because it creates variety of life, so that we are not just copies of our dad or mom.