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 |