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12. How does meiosis maintain the number of chromosomes in an organism?
A. It increases the number of chromosomes into half
B. It increases the number of cells in the body of an organism
C. It reduces the number of chromosomes to half in the sperm and egg
D. The number of chromosomes is not affected by this type of cell division

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C. It reduces the number of chromosomes to half in the sperm and egg.

Explanation:

The gametes are formed by meiosis. During meiosis the number of chromosomes is reduced to half i.e. the gametes contain a haploid number of chromosomes. The male and female gametes fuse to form a diploid zygote. In this way, meiosis maintains chromosome numbers in a species.

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