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    Meiosis is a two-part cell division process that results in four haploid cells from one original diploid cell. It begins with Meiosis I, which involves homologous chromosome pairing, recombination, and separation. This is followed by Meiosis II where sister chromatids separate to form four haploid daughter cells.

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    Meiosis is a two-part cell division process that results in four haploid cells from one original diploid cell. It begins with Meiosis I, which involves homologous chromosome pairing, recombination, and separation. This is followed by Meiosis II where sister chromatids separate to form four haploid daughter cells.

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    Meiosis is a two-part cell division process that results in four haploid cells from one original diploid cell. It begins with Meiosis I, which involves homologous chromosome pairing, recombination, and separation. This is followed by Meiosis II where sister chromatids separate to form four haploid daughter cells.

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    Meiosis is a two-part cell division process that results in four haploid cells from one original diploid cell. It begins with Meiosis I, which involves homologous chromosome pairing, recombination, and separation. This is followed by Meiosis II where sister chromatids separate to form four haploid daughter cells.

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    Meiosis: First Look

    The following images illustrate the key stages of meiosis. Clicking on each of the thumbnail
    images will bring up a larger, labeled version of the described scene.

    To see the Flash movie for the following sequence of images, click here.

    Meiosis begins with


    Meiosis I. The first stage in
    Meiosis I is prophase I.
    During this stage the DNA
    condenses into
    chromosomes.

    During prophase I,
    homologous chromosomes
    pair up and exchange
    sections of DNA. This is
    called recombination or
    crossing over.

    This is followed by
    metaphase I where the
    connected pairs of
    chromosomes align at the
    middle of the cell.
    After the pairs of
    chromosomes are aligned,
    anaphase I begins. During
    this stage, the microtubules,
    or spindle fibers, pull the
    homologous chromosomes
    apart and move them to
    opposite ends of the cell.

    Telophase I is next. Here


    the spindle fibers are broken
    up, new nuclear membranes
    form, the chromosomes
    uncoil, and the cell divides
    into two daughter cells.

    The next phase of meiosis


    is called Meiosis II. This
    begins with prophase II.
    During this stage the
    chromosomes condense once
    again, the nuclear membrane
    breaks down, and the spindle
    apparatus forms in each of
    the two new cells.
    This is followed by
    metaphase II. Here the
    spindle fibers attach to the
    chromosomes and again
    align them at the middle of
    the new cells.

    Next, during anaphase II,


    the sister chromatids are
    pulled to opposite ends of
    the cells, and the cells
    elongate.

    Finally, during telophase II,


    the sister chromosomes
    uncoil, new nuclear
    membranes form, and the
    two cells are divided again,
    forming four new haploid
    cells called gametes.

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