Meiosis (short)

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Naomi V

Cards (11)

  • Meiosis is a type of cell division that occurs in sex cells
  • PI: Chromosomes begin to condense
  • PII: Chromosomes begin to condense in sex cells
  • MI: The first time chromosomes line up
  • MII: Precursor sex cells line up
  • AI: Spindle fibers shorten
  • AII: Centromeres in precursor sex cells divide
  • TI: The first time the nuclear envelope begins to reform
  • TII: The second time the nuclear envelope actually forms
  • CI: Cell division occurs resulting in two precursor sex cells
  • CII: In males, 4 sperm (1n; gametes) result; in females, 1 ovum (1n; gamete) and 3 polar bodies result