Meiosis\xa0is a process where a single cell divides twice to produce four cells containing half the original amount of genetic information. These cells are our *** cells – sperm in males, eggs in females. During\xa0meiosis\xa0one cell?\xa0divides twice to form four daughter cells.\xa0Meiosis\xa0is a type of cell division that reduces the number of chromosomes in the parent cell by half and produces four gamete cells. The\xa0process\xa0results in four daughter cells that are haploid, which means they contain half the number of chromosomes of the diploid parent cell.\xa0Cells divide and reproduce in two ways,\xa0mitosis and meiosis.\xa0Mitosis\xa0results in two identical daughter cells, whereas\xa0meiosis\xa0results in four *** cells. Below we highlight the keys\xa0differences\xa0and similarities\xa0between\xa0the two types of cell division.