Which statements are correct w.r.t significance of meiosis?
(a) It increases the genetic variability in the population of organisms from one generation to the next.
(b) It results in reduction of chromosome number by half.
(c) It leads to growth of multicellular organisms.
Meiosis leads to reduction in chromosome number by half and it also increases the genetic variability in the population of organisms from one generation to the next.
Mitosis leads to growth of multicellular organisms.