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Q.

The main purpose of meiotic division is 

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to reduce the chromosome number in daughter cells to half

b

crossing over between homologous chromosomes

c

contributing for growth and development of multicellular organisms

d

helping in cell repair or replacement of lost cells.

answer is A.

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The main purpose of meiosis is to reduce the chromosome number to half in the daughter cells to form gametes either directly or indirectly which eventually fuse in fertilisation to form new diploid individuals. In this it helps in maintaining same chromosome number in every generation of sexually reproducing organisms. 

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