Sexual reproduction requires meiosis, a process in which a parent cell divides to produce cells with half the genetic material of the parent. A diploid parent cell, for example, divides to make four haploid cells. In sexual reproduction, haploid gametes from two individuals then combine to produce a diploid zygote. An offspring resulting from sexual reproduction is genetically different from both parents. In the accompanying animation, we examine the events of meiosis, using a model cell with tw