how does meiosis reduce chromosome number
Meiosis is the way sex cells are produced. Each sex cell (in a human) has 23 chromosomes, so if you like, meiosis reduces the number of chromosomes in the cell by a half. A be â¦ tter way of putting this is when the producing cell divides, it splits its chromosomes into two, passing one half onto each new cell, rather than replicating itself.