Meiosis Also Has Been Called Reduction Division Because

Meiosis also has been called reduction division because

A) new somatic cells are produced but with a reduction in the required amount of time,which promotes faster wound healing.
B) new gametes are produced but their numbers are reduced.
C) there is a reduction in the chromosome number during two separate nuclear and cell divisions to produce gametes.
D) there is a reduction in the chromosome number during two separate nuclear and cell divisions to produce somatic cells.
E) there is an initial reduction in the chromosome number during the first division followed by an increase in chromosome number,the second division quickly follows the increase in number of chromosomes.