Gametes are
A) the result of the uniting of the sperm and the ovum at fertilization.
B) formed through a cell division process called meiosis.
C) created with twice the usual number of chromosomes.
D) formed through a cell division process called mitosis.

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Gametes are formed through a cell division process called meiosis, which halves the number of chromosomes in each cell. This ensures that when the gametes merge during fertilization, the resulting zygote has the correct number of chromosomes.

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