Gametogenesis and meiosis are different but closely related processes, since it is not possible to have gametogenesis without meiosis. Gametogenesis is the process by which new gametes are formed and, as we have already mentioned, they need to have half the chromosomal load of somatic cells. This reduction of information is carried out by meiosis, which is a type of cell division.
However, in gametogenesis there are also stages in which meiosis does not occur, but mitosis, which consists of a somatic mother cell giving rise to two somatic daughter cells.
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Rebeca Reus
BSc, MSc
Degree in Human Biology (Biochemistry) from the Pompeu Fabra University (UPF). Official Master's Degree in Clinical Analysis Laboratory from the UPF and Master’s Degree about the Theoretical Basis and Laboratory Procedures in Assisted Reproduction from the University of Valencia (UV).
