But when asked about the tallest mountain most would probably say Everest again, not understanding that in mountain measuring terms you just asked them a completely different question. When measuring mountains there are many things to remember.
A: Meiosis is important because during sexual reproduction, it ensures that all produced organisms have the correct number of chromosomes. It is also responsible for producing genetic variations during the process of recombination, and it repairs some genetic defects.
The situation in meiosis is a wee bit more complicated than mitosis. In meiosis, homologous chromosomes pair (briefly) and each of the four chromatids in that pairing makes it into its own nucleus, giving rise to four haploid nuclei. Unlike mitosis, which occurs in one cell division event, meiosis occurs through two division events.