Solution: Significances of Meiosis:

• It maintains the number of chromosomes in each species over generations.

• Increases the genetic variation of an organism’s population from generation to generation. These differences are crucial to the evolution process.

• It promotes crossing over by producing gametes for sexual reproduction. It introduces a new set of qualities or variations. • Abnormalities in meiosis can result in chromosomal mutations. Several of these have the potential to be beneficial to organisms.