Meiosis Diagram. Although not a part of meiosis the cells before entering meiosis i undergo a compulsory growth period called interphase. Advances in microscopy have had a huge impact on the field from its humble beginnings observing metaphase chromosomes under the light microscope to more.
Meiosis division of a germ cell involving two fissions of the nucleus and giving rise to four gametes or sex cells each with half the number of chromosomes of the original cell. A human body cell contains 46 chromosomes arranged in 23 pairs. Remember before meiosis starts the normally diploid dna has been duplicated.
Although not a part of meiosis the cells before entering meiosis i undergo a compulsory growth period called interphase.
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. Remember before meiosis starts the normally diploid dna has been duplicated. Dna the sole hereditary material is distributed equally among the gametes by the process of meiosis.