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Meiosis is the process by which sexually reproducing organisms make their sex cells, sperm and eggs. During meiosis, a specialized cell called a germ cell splits to make four new sex cells, each with half the number of chromosomes as the original germ cell.
5.4.1 Introduction. Most cells reproduce to form identical copies, or daughter cells, for the purpose of growth or repair. This process is called mitosis. However, parental gametes the sperm and egg cells are unique from all other cells in that they reproduce through a process called meiosis. The purpose of meiosis is to shuffle genetic information and cut the cellular chromosome number in half, from 46 chromosomes to 23 chromosomes.