______________halves the number of chromosomes in body cells.

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Meiosis is a specialized type of cell division that occurs only in cells that give rise to gametes (sperm or egg cells). The process involves two successive cell divisions that result in the formation of four haploid cells with half the number of chromosomes as the original cell. This reduces the number of chromosomes in body cells by half, allowing for the fusion of gametes during sexual reproduction to restore the diploid number of chromosomes in the offspring. Mitosis, on the other hand, is a type of cell division that results in the formation of two identical daughter cells with the same number of chromosomes as the original cell. Osmosis is the diffusion of water molecules across a selectively permeable membrane, while autosomes are non-sex chromosomes found in both males and females.

______________Halves the Number of Chromosomes in Body Cells