On the basis of the relationship in the first related pair of words, write a suitable word in the gap of the second pair:
Mitosis : Equational division :: ____ : Reduction division
WBBSE
Class X
Life Science
02 (a) Cell Division and Cell Cycle
01 Mark
2023
Meiosis
Explanation:
Mitosis is equational division, meaning it produces daughter cells with the same number of chromosomes as the parent. Meiosis is the reduction division, producing cells with half the chromosome number, essential for sexual reproduction.
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