The NCAA has instituted strict guidelines for eligibility under medical exceptions for banned substances, including stimulants used to treat ADHD/ ADD, medications for male-pattern baldness, peptide hormones (hGH), and anabolic steroids (testosterone) or any other medications banned* by the NCAA.
Meiosis also differs from mitosis in that it involves a process known as recombination, during which chromosomes exchange segments with one another. As a result, the gametes produced during meiosis are genetically unique.
Article Summary: Meiosis, a type of cell division, results in production of gametes (eggs & sperm). These genetically unique sex cells combine at fertilization to form one-of-a-kind offspring. Meiotic Cell Division & Sexual Reproduction.