In the process of meiotic cell division, there are two division sequences, each with the same four phases as mitosis including prophase, metaphase, anaphase, and telophase. What are the general events that occur in each division sequence?
The first division sequence separates the pairs of homologous chromosomes so that each of the two daughter cells receives one of each type of chromosome in the form of chromatid pairs; the second division sequence separates the pairs of chromatids so that each of the four resulting gametic cells receives one of each type of chromatid (a single stranded chromosome). When two gametic cells join together during fertilization, double-stranded chromosomes are reconstituted.
