Answer:
Meiosis 1 reduces the number of chromosomes
Explanation:
In somatic cells (the cells in our body that are not sex cells) there is only mitosis, which involves duplicating the genetic material and then dividing in two, to produce two identical, daughter cells.
In germ-line cells (the cells that become sex cells), there is both mitosis and meiosis. Mitosis occurs as normal to produce more germ-line cells, while meiosis forms gametes (with a haploid number of chromosomes).
Meiosis 1 is referred to as the reduction division because, in mitosis, the chromosomes are duplicated and then the cell divides, however, in meiosis 1 the cell simple splits itself without duplicating the chromosomes, so there is only one set of chromosomes instead of the normal two sets.
