Meiosis

• Prophase I is the longest phase of meiosis, during which homologous chromosomes pair up and exchange genetic material through crossing over.
• Single Cell undergoes mitosis and becomes specialized until it becomes an organism.
• meiosis is a type of cell division
• There are 46 chromosomes in humans, 23 pairs from each cell.
• mitosis produces diploid cells
• meiosis produces haploid cells
• Meiosis occurs only in sexually reproducing organisms