Why is meiosis not a part of the cell cycle?

1 Answer
Aug 27, 2016

Meiosis results in two haploid daughter cell.
The cell cycle leads to its division and duplication of is DNAto produce two daughter cells both diploid.

Explanation:

Cell cycle is a series of events that occur repeatedly throughout the life of an organism to produce more cells of the same kind.
Meiosis is a special kind of cell division where two haploid cells are produced. It takes place only in the gonads.