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Meiosis is a type of cell division that occurs in germ cells and results in four haploid cells, each with half the number of chromosomes as the original cell. Crossing over occurs during pachytene stage of meiosis I, where non-sister chromatids of homologous chromosomes exchange segments. Meiosis ensures genetic recombination and maintains chromosome number between generations by reducing the chromosome count in germ cells from diploid to haploid. In males, meiosis takes place in spermatocytes within the te
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