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The first division of meiosis is called a reduction division. This is because

the purpose of meiosis is to divide into four smaller cells.
the chromosomes are much more highly condensed than in mitosis.
the products of the first division are diploid but then they discard some chromosomes.
the number of chromosomes per cell stays the same after the first division.
the mother cell is diploid, but the products of the first division are haploid.

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The correct answer is: the mother cell is diploid, but the products of the first division are haploid.

Meiosis is cell division with the purpose to produce the gametes: sperm and eggs. Meiosis is a two-step division process:

• meiosis I- Homologues pairs (chromosome pairs an organism receives from parents, one from mother, one from father) separate during this phase  

•  meiosis II – Separation of sister chromatids.