What type of cells are formed through the process of meiosis?

Meiosis is a specialized type of cell division that occurs in sexually reproducing organisms, leading to the formation of gametes, which are the reproductive cells. This process reduces the chromosome number by half, resulting in haploid cells.

During meiosis, a diploid parent cell undergoes two rounds of division and ultimately produces four genetically diverse haploid cells, which are essential for sexual reproduction, as they carry only one set of chromosomes. Since gametes are, by definition, haploid cells (with half the number of chromosomes compared to the original diploid cell), both statements about gametes and haploid cells being produced in meiosis are accurate. Therefore, the correct answer encompasses both concepts, thus making the option that includes both gametes and haploid cells the right choice.