____________ halves the number of chromosomes normally present in body cells.

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Meiosis is the process of cell division that results in the production of gametes (sperm and egg cells) in which the number of chromosomes is reduced by half. This is achieved through two rounds of cell division, resulting in four haploid daughter cells, each containing half the number of chromosomes as the original parent cell. Mitosis, on the other hand, is a form of cell division that results in two identical daughter cells with the same number of chromosomes as the parent cell. The presence of a protein and cytoplasm are not directly involved in the reduction of chromosome number during cell division.

____________ Halves the Number of Chromosomes Normally Present in Body