Meiosis Stages: Meiosis 1 and Meiosis 2
Meiosis Stages: Meiosis 1 and Meiosis 2 Meiosis is reductional division which means if the cell was diploid first ,after division it will become haploid.Now you must first know the meaning of haploid(n) and diploid.(2n) Suppose the number of chromosomes in an organism A is 2 (1 red and 1 blue ) ,it is the characteristic of that organism . Now organism A can have 2 sets of each of these 2 chromosomes(diploid ,2n). or just one set of these 2 chromosomes(haploid ,n). At the end of meiosis 1 (second last step) only 1 set of the 2 chromosomes is present :one blue and one red(ignoring crossing over) in both the daughter cells. So it is haploid. meiosis 2 is exactly like mitosis so haploid cells give rise to haploid cells. We will now ,try to understand each of the 2 meiosis stages ,step by step in detail . Meiosis 1 Step 1:Prophase1 Leptotene: Chromosomes differentiate from chromatin fibers. Each chromosome ...