Diagram Of A Meiosis. A diagram showing the differences between meiosis and mitosis. Each daughter cell that is produced will have one half as many chromosomes as the parent cell.
Mitotic division proceeds through 5 stages which include. S phase mitosis telophase of mitosis during prophase i and metaphase i of meiosis a chromosome consists of a tetrad 4 chromatids or 4 dna molecules and is reduced to two chromatids 2 dna. Remember before meiosis starts the normally diploid dna has been duplicated.
A second growth phase called interkinesis may occur between meiosis i and ii however no dna replication occurs in this stage.
The process of meiosis is characteristic of organisms that reproduce sexually and have a diploid set of chromosomes in the nucleus. In a real cell chromosomes would not be visible during interphase of the cell cycle. Subscribe us to receive latest notes. Cell cycle definition phases regulation and checkpoints.