Answer to Question #204444 in Genetics for moe

Question

An important function of meiosis is to reduce the chromosome number to exactly half.

How is this done? What makes such a process necessary?     

Answer 1

it work's to reduce the number of chromosome from dipolid(2N= 46 chromosome) to haploid(1N= 23 chromosome )

The reduction of chromosme is done in order to maintain the 46 chromsomes from generation to generation.