MITOSIS

MEIOSIS
MEIOSIS

Meiosis
Reduction division of the cell, leads to
the formation of four haploid daughter
cells.
Parent Cell

46

23

23

23

23

23

23

The Phases of Meiosis

Meiosis I

Meiosis II

Prophase I
Metaphase I
Anaphase I
Telophase I
Cytokinesis I

Prophase II
Metaphase II
Anaphase II
Telophase II
Cytokinesis I

MITOSIS

MEIOSIS
I
MEIOSIS I

Meiosis I
Parent Cell

46

23

23

Stages of Mitosis:

PMAT
P

rophase I
(Formation of the mitotic apparatus such as spindle fibers)

Spindle Fibers

Spindle Fibers

Replicated
pairs
of
Homologous
chromosomes condense and attach to
each other

Homologous
chromosomes

Homologous chromosomes cross over.

Crossing
over

Movement of the Centrioles to opposite

directions.
Formation of Spindle Fibers
Nuclear membrane disappears
46 chromosomes
(human cell)

Centrioles

Spindle Fibers will attach to the kinetochore

of the Homologous chromosomes.
23 homologous
chromosomes
(human cell)

kinetochore

Homologous
Chromosome

kinetochore

Spindle Fibers will attach to the kinetochore

of the homologous chromosomes.
23 homologous
chromosomes
(human cell)

END OF PROPHASE I
23 homologous
chromosomes
(human cell)

Stages of Mitosis:

PMAT
M

etaphase I

(the homologous chromosomes

will align at the center)

The homologous chromosomes will align at the

center
23 homologous
chromosomes
(human cell)

The homologous chromosomes will

align at the center

END OF METAPHASE I

Stages of Mitosis:

PMAT
A

naphase I

(separation of the homologous

chromosomes)

Homologous Chromosomes will separate

as spindle fibers shorten.
23 hoomologous
chromosomes
(human cell)

Homologous
chromosomes
will
separate as spindle fibers shorten.

END OF ANAPHASE I

Stages of Mitosis:

PMAT
T

elophase I

(Spindle Fibers disintegrate,

chromosomes disperse and nuclear
membrane reform)

 Spindle Fibers disintegrate, chromosomes

disperse and nuclear membrane reform

END OF TELOPHASE I

CYTOKINESIS I

Cytokinesis I
(division of the parent cell into two new
HAPLOID DAUGHTER CELL)

Cytokinesis
division ofHaploid
the parent
cell into
two new haploid cell
Daughter
Cells

END OF MEIOSIS I
Haploid Daughter Cells

MITOSIS

MEIOSIS
II
MEIOSIS II

Meiosis II
Parent Cells

23

23

23

23

23

23

Stages of Meiosis II:

PMAT
P

rophase II

(Formation of the mitotic apparatus such as

spindle fibers)
Spindle Fibers

Spindle Fibers

Condensation/ grouping together of the

chromatins.
23 chromosomes
(human cell)

Movement of the Centrosomes to opposite

directions.
Formation of Spindle Fibers
Nuclear membrane disappears
23 chromosomes
(human cell)

Centrosomes

Spindle Fibers will attach to the

kinetochore of the chromatids.
23 chromosomes
(human cell)

Kinetochores are attached at the

centromere(point of attachment of the
sister chromatids).
kinetochore

kinetochore

Centromere
Sister chromatids

Spindle Fibers will attach

kinetochore of the chromatids.

to the

23 chromosomes
(human cell)

END OF PROPHASE II
23 chromosomes
(human cell)

Stages of Mitosis:

PMAT
M

etaphase
(the 46 chromosomes will align at the
center)

The 23 chromosomes will align at the

center
46 chromosomes
(human cell)

The 23 chromosomes will align at the

center
46 chromosomes
(human cell)

END OF METAPHASE
23 chromosomes
(human cell)

Stages of Meiosis:

PMAT
A

naphase II
(separation of the sister chromatids)

Sister chromatids will separate as spindle

fibers shorten.
23 chromosomes
(human cell)

Sister chromatids\ will separate as

spindle fibers shorten.
23 chromosomes
(human cell)

Sister chromatids will separate as

spindle fibers shorten.
23 chromosomes
(human cell)

Cell elongates as centrosomes

membrane in opposite directions.

push

the

cell

END OF ANAPHASE II

Stages of Mitosis:

PMAT
T

elophase II
(Spindle Fibers disintegrate,
chromosomes disperse and nuclear
membrane reform)

Spindle Fibers disintegrate,

chromosomes disperse and nuclear
membrane reform

END OF TELOPHASE II

CYTOKINESIS II

Cytokinesis II
division of the parent cell into four
haploid cells.

Cytokinesis II
division ofHaploid
the parent
cell into
four haploid cells
Daughter
Cells

END OF CYTOKINESIS II

END OF MEIOSIS II
Four HAPLOID daughter cells