egrep (which is the same as grep -E) treats +, ?, |, (, and ) as meta-characters. In basic regular expressions (with grep), the meta-characters ?, +, {, |, (, and ) lose their special meaning. If you want grep to treat these characters as meta-characters, escape them \?, \+, \{, \|, \(, and \).
Plants, fungi, and some protists also perform meiosis. In plants, meiosis creates a multicellular haploid organism, called a gametophyte , which in some groups is independent of the diploid plant. Gametes are produced by mitosis of the gametophyte, which then fuse to form the embryo. This cycle is called alternation of generations. Meiosis involves two divisions.
The haploids produced by meiosis form gametes and union of male and female gametes leads to sexual reproduction.Thus meiosis is the foundation stone of sexual reproduction.    Meiosis halves the number of chromosomes in the daughter cells. It also bring about new genetic combinations by crossing over. The haploids produced by meiosis form gametes and union of male and female gametes leads to sexual reproduction.Thus meiosis is the foundation stone of sexual reproduction.