Meiosis is associated with the haploid number of chromosomes.
Meiosis is a specialized process of cell division in which a diploid cell (cell with two sets of chromosome) is divided by half to produce four haploid cells (cells with a single set of chromosomes), which develop to form gametes that are genetically to the parent cell that produced it. Meiosis takes place in all sexually reproducing unicellular and multicellular eukaryotes which includes animals, plants, and fungi. Sperm and eggs are the haploid cells made during meiosis in humans.