| 1. | The nuclear membrane disappears |
| 2. | DNA does not replicate |
| 3. | A tetrad of cells is formed |
| 4. | There is a long lasting resting stage |
| 1. | Disappearance of nucleolus |
| 2. | Decondensation of chromosomes |
| 3. | Nuclear envelope breaks down |
| 4. | Assembly of meiotic spindle |
| 1. | Pachytene of Prophase I |
| 2. | Diplotene of Prophase I |
| 3. | Anaphase I of Meiosis I |
| 4. | Anaphase II of Meiosis II |
| a. | is characterized by the visibility of chiasmata |
| b. | can last for months and years in some vertebrate oocytes |
| 1. | Metaphase I | 2. | Metaphase II |
| 3. | Anaphase I | 4. | Anaphase II |
| 1. | Late prophase | 2. | Metaphase |
| 3. | Anaphase | 4. | Telophase |
| 1. | Restoration of nuclear/cytoplasmic ratio |
| 2. | Growth |
| 3. | Reduction of chromosome number |
| 4. | Replacement of lost cells |
| 1. | Coiling and condensation of chromatids |
| 2. | Spindle fibres attach to Kinetochores of chromosomes |
| 3. | Movement of centrioles towards opposite poles |
| 4. | Pairing of homologous chromosomes |