How are cells and cell division involved in sexual reproduction?

Question

I have always wondered this.

Thanks

Answer 1

Wow!

This is a most fascinating thing isn't it?, Mitosis (cell division) is just a real miracle in my opinion, it just blows my mind how cells just do this!!

Here's a link that shows and explains mitosis, read down the page and you will find the sexual reproduction part, have a look on google, there are even some web sites that have film of a cell dividing.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cell_growth

Answer 2

Gametogenesis(gamete formation) is an essential phenomenon in sexual reproduction. Therefore, before reproduction, the plants & animals undergo gametogenesis in the cells of their respective gonads like Testis/Ovaries to produce the gametes like Spermetazoa/Ova.

The gametogenesis in turn is brought out  by cell divisions including Mitosis & Meiosis. Meiosis, especially result in the formation of gametes carrying hereditary material(Genes/DNA) from one generation to the other.