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Meiosis is a process of cell division that results in four daughter cells each with half the number of chromosomes as the parent cell. It is a fundamental mechanism of sexual reproduction, where it generates genetic diversity by shuffling and recombining genes from two parents. In the context of mutation, meiosis provides an opportunity for DNA repair mechanisms to correct errors that may have occurred during DNA replication, thereby maintaining genome stability. However, meiosis can also introduce new mutations due to errors in chromosome segregation or homologous recombination, contributing to genetic variation and evolution.