MEIOSIS
MEIOSIS
MEIOSIS
MEIOSIS
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ABSTRACT
Mei
osis is the process of cell division by which haploid cells called gametes are obtained.
Meiosis comprises two consecutive subdivisions; Meiosis I and Meiosis II. Meiosis I
separates homologous chromosomes and is formed of; Prophase I, Metaphase I, Anaphase I
and Telophase I. Prophese I is the longest in most species and consists of subphases:
Leptotene, Cigotene, Pachytene, Diplothene and Diakinesis. During these subphases,
synapses occur between homologous chromosomes. The exchange points are known as
chiasmas and chromosomes become visible in tetrad forms. Subsequently there is the
exchange of genetic material. Also in this first phase the nuclear membrane, the nucleoli
disappears and the color spindle is formed. In Metaphase I, duplicate homologous
chromosomes line up in the equatorial plane of the cell. In Anaphase I, these homologs are
separated and are directed towards the opposite poles of the cell. In Telophase I,
chromosomes gather at the cell's poles. This phase ends with the formation of two daughter
cells by the cytokinesis process. Meiosis II separates the sister chromatids and consists of
Profase II, Metaphase II, Anaphase II, Telophase II. In this second division, the sister
chromatids are separated by the centromere and are carried to the cell poles thus generating
two haploid cells from the two cells resulting from Meiosis I. The final result is,
consequently, four haploid cells with the Half the chromosomal content. In animals,
gametes are ovules and sperm and occur in the ovaries and testicles respectively.
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