What is Meiosis?Meiosis is a cell division process that results in the formation of sex cells.-gametes in animals-spores in plants

Summary of the Phases of MeiosisA cell undergoing meiosis will divide two times; the first division is meiosis 1 and the second is meiosis 2. Each has four phases which will be covered in this presentation.

meiosis 1: prophase 1, metaphase 1, anaphase 1, and telophase 1meiosis 2: prophase 2, metaphase 2, anaphase 2, and telophase 2

Meiosis involves two divisions producing a total of four daughter cells.

Location:

Meiosis only occurs in sexually reproducing organisms such as eukaryotic plant and animal diploid cells. Diploid cells are cells which have two sets of chromosomes.

Purpose:

The purpose of meiosis to reduce the normal diploid cells (2n) to haploid cells (n), “n” being the chromosome number.

Prophase I:• Already copied

chromosomes start to thicken and shorten.

• Chromosomes pair together.

• Crossing-over occurs.• Two homologous pairs join

together to form tetrads.• Nucleolus disappears.• Meiotic spindle forms

between two pairs of centrioles.

• Spindle enters nucleus.

Metaphase I: • Centrioles at opposite poles

of cell.• Tetrads become situated on

metaphase plate.• Spindle fibers from one pole

attach to one chromosome of each pair; spindle fibers from other pole attach to other chromosomes.

Metaphase Plate

Meiotic Spindle

Anaphase I:• Two chromosomes of each

tetrad separate, move toward opposite poles.

• Note: Sister chromatids remain attached at centromeres, move together toward poles.

Telophase I:• Homologous chromosome

pairs complete migration to poles; now haploid set of chromosomes at each pole.

• Nuclear envelope forms around each chromosome set.

• Spindle disappears.• Cytokinesis occurs.

The four phases of

Meiosis II are:1. Prophase 2 2. Metaphase 2 3. Anaphase2 4. Telophase2

Begins with the two sister cells formed in Meiosis I

The results are four haploid daughter cells, each with half the chromosomes as the original diploid cell

Step 1: Prophase 2

- Begins without duplicating DNA.

-Nucleolus and nuclear envelope disappear

-Centriole duplicates and they move to opposite poles of the cell

Step 2: Metaphase 2

-The spindle fibers from the centrioles attach to the chromosomes

- Chromosomes line up on the equatorial plate.

Step 3: Anaphase 2

- Centromeres divide and separated sister chromatids move to each pole.

Step 4: Telophase 2

- Four haploid daughter cells are produced, and cell division is complete.

What is special about the end product?

The daughter cells are genetically different from the parent cell, and have half the number of chromosomes.

Prophase 1

Metaphase1

Anaphase 1

Telophase 1

•Nucleolus disappears, and meiotic spindle forms between 2 centrioles•Nuclear envelope disappears, meiotic spindle enters

•Centrioles move to opposite poles of cell•The chromosomes are arranged on the metaphase plate•Spindle fibers from each pole attach to a chromosome from each pair of sister chromatids

•Chromosomes of each bivalent separate and are pulled by the spindle to opposite poles

•The chromosomes continue to move until there is a haploid set of chromosomes at each pole•A nuclear envelope forms around each chromosome set•The spindle disappears and cytokinesis follows

Prophase 2

Metaphase 2

Anaphase 2

Telophase 2

•Nucleolus disappears and meiotic spindle forms between 2 centrioles•The nuclear envelope disappears and the spindle apparatus forms

•Centrioles move to opposite poles of cell•Chromosomes are arranged on the metaphase plate

•Centromeres are pulled apart•Separated chromatids are moved to opposite poles of the cell by the meiotic spindle

•Nuclear envelope forms around chromosomes•Cytokinesis produces four daughter cells, each having a set of haploid chromosomes

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