Meiosis is a more specific type of cell division (of germ cells, in particular) that results in gametes, either eggs or sperm, that contain half of the chromosomes found in a parent cell. Unlike mitosis with its many functions, meiosis has a narrow but significant purpose: assisting sexual reproduction.
On 27 May 1967, 90.77% of Australian voters recorded the largest ever âYesâ vote in a referendum to alter the Australian constitution. This referendum finally enabled Aboriginal people to be counted in the national census and to be subject to Commonwealth laws, rather than just state laws.
The British Parliament passed a law granting independence in July 1947. The law gave people only one month to decide which country they wanted to live in and to move there. As millions of people began to move, more violence broke out.