Meiosis Overview© Copyright NewPath Learning. All Rights Reserved. 94-4766Visit www.newpathlearning.com for Online Learning Resources.Meiosis is a specialized process of cell division that produces sex cells. During meiosis a parent cell divides into four sex cells, each with half the number of chromosomes. Sex cells of males are called sperm cells and sex cells of females are called egg cells. The process of meiosis is divided into two stages—meiosis I and meiosis II. Meiosis I OverviewIn meiosis I, homologous pairs of chromosomes are separated and two daughter cells are formed. Meiosis II OverviewIn meiosis II, chromatids are pulled apart, and another cell division occurs, resulting in four sex cells. daughtecellsMeioco a ddaughter cellsparent cellMeiosis IIdaughter cells(from Meiosis I)sex cellschromatidsMeiosis Ihomologous pair of chromosomesMeiosis is a specialized process of cell division that produces sex cells. Duuuuurrrrrrrriiiiiiiiiiinnnnnnnng mmmmmmmmmmmmmmeeeeeeeeeeeeeeiiiiiiiiiooooooooossssssssssssiiiiiiiiiiiiiissssssssssss a parennnnnnntttttttttttttttttt ccccccccccccccccccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeellllllllllllllllllllllllllll divides into four sex cells, each with half the number of chromosomes. SSeeeeeeeeeeeeeexxxxxxxxxxxxxx cccccccccccccceeells of mmmmmmmmmmmmmaaaaaaaaaaaaaalllllllllllleeeeeeeeeeeeeesssss aaaaaaaaaaare cccccccccaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaalllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllleeeeeeeeed sperm cells and sex cells of females are called egg cells. The process offff mmmmmmmmmmmmmeeeeeeeeeeeeeeiiiiiiiiiiiiiiooooooooosis is dividdddddeddddd inttttttttttttttoooooooooooooooo tttttttttttttwo stages—meiosis I and meiosis II. In meiosis I, homologous pairs of chromosomes are separated and two daughter cells are formed. In meiosis II, chrommmmmmmmmmmaaaaaaaaaaaaatttttttttiidssss aaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrreeeeeeeeeeeee ppppppppppppppuuuuuuuuullllllllllllllleddd apart, and aaaaaaaaaaaaaannnnnnnnnnnnnnoooooootttttttttttttthhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeerrrrrrrrrrrrrrr ccccccccceeeeeeeeeeeeeelllllllllllllllllllllllllllll dddddddivision occurs, resulting in four sex cells.daughter cellsppppppppaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrreeeeeeeeeeeeeeennnnnnnnnnntttttttttttttt cccccccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeellllllldaughter cells(from Meiosis I)sex cellscccccccccccchhhhrrrrooooooooooommmmmmmmmmmmmaaaaaaaaatidshhhooooooommmmmolooooooooogggggggggggoooooouuuuuuuuuuuusssssssssssss pppppppppppppppppaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaiiiiiiiiiiiirrrrrrrrrr hhhhhhhhhhhoooooooooooommmmmmmmmollllooooooooooooogggggggggggggooooooooooooooooooooossssssssssssssooooooooomesof chrrrrrrrrrrrrroooooooooooooooommmmmmmmmmmmooooooooooop
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