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Give the site of occurrence of meiosis?

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### Step-by-Step Solution: 1. **Understanding Meiosis**: Meiosis is a type of cell division that reduces the chromosome number by half, resulting in four daughter cells, each with a haploid number of chromosomes (N). This process involves two rounds of division: meiosis I and meiosis II. 2. **Sites of Occurrence in Higher Organisms**: In higher organisms, meiosis occurs in specific cells: - **In Animals**: Meiosis takes place in the spermatogonia cells during the formation of sperm (spermatogenesis) and in the ovarian cells during the formation of ova (oogenesis). 3. **Sites of Occurrence in Plants**: In higher plants, meiosis occurs in: ...
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