Meiosis is different from other forms of cell division. Unlike in other forms, the daughter cells in meiosis only have half the number of chromosomes of the parent. This means that the cells produced in meiosis are not exact copies of the original cell.

Meiosis is broken down into several stages. Each cell in the process of meiosis involves the cell growing, dividing, splitting, and dividing again in order to produce the four cells at the end of the process.

This cellular process is one of the more common processes of biology, but it is also the reason why people have some traits over others. Understanding meiosis is essential to understanding how organisms are created with certain aspects.