Please keep it short. Don't add a lot of information, thanks! - Explain why it is important that meiosis converts diploid cells to haploid.  Then briefly explain how meiosis does that, makes a diploid cell haploid.

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- Explain why it is important that meiosis converts diploid cells to haploid.  Then briefly explain how meiosis does that, makes a diploid cell haploid.

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