what name is given to the reproductive cells that meiosis produces?
Sex Cell Production. Human sex cells are produced by a two-part cell division process called meiosis. Through a sequence of steps, the replicated genetic material in a parent cell is distributed among four daughter cells. Meiosis produces gametes with one-half the number of chromosomes as the parent cell. Because these cells have one-half the number of chromosomes as the parent cell, they are haploid cells. Human sex cells contain one complete set of 23 chromosomes. There are two stages of meiosis: meiosis I and meiosis II.