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Cell Cycle
Meiosis 1 & 2 - Separates homologous chromosomes; Separates sister chromatids
| Phase | Process |
|---|---|
| Prophase 1 | Chromosomes condense, and homologs loosely pair along their lengths, aligned gene by gene. |
| Prophase 1 | Paired homologs become phuysically connected to each other along their lengths by a zipper-like protein structure. The synaptonemal complex; synapsis |
| Prophase 1 | Crossing over; rearrangement between non-sister chromatids |
| Prophase 1 | Chiasmata- x-shaped regions |
| Prophase 1 | Centrosome movement, spindle formation, and nuclear envelope breakdown occur in mitosis |
| Prophase 1 | Near end of this phase. Microtubules from one pole or the other attach to the 2 kinetochores. |
| Metaphase 1 | homologous chromosomes now arranged at metaphase plate. |
| Metaphase 1 | Both chromatids of one homolog are attached to the kinetochore microtubules from one pole |
| Anaphase 1 | Breakdown of proteins responsible for sister chromatid cohesion along chromatid arms allows homologs to separate. |
| Anaphase 1 | guided by the spindle apparatus, homologs move toward opposite poles. |
| Anaphase 1 | cohesion persists at the centromere, causing chromatids to move as a unit toward the same pole. |
| Telophase 1 and Cytokinesis | Has complete haploid set of duplicated chromosomes |
| Cytokinesis | Occurs simultaneously with telophase 1, forming 2 haploid daughter cells. |
| Telophase 1 and Cytokinesis | A cleavage furrow forms. |
| Prophase 2 | Spindle apparatus forms. |
| Prophase 2 | Chromosomes, composed of two chromatids, move toward the metaphase 2 plate. |
| Metaphase 2 | Chromosomes are positioned at the metaphase plate as in mitosis. |
| Metaphase 2 | Kinetochores of sister chromatids are attached to microtubules extending from opposite poles |
| Anaphase 2 | Breakdown of proteins holding the sister chromatids together at the centromere allows the chromatids to seperate. The chromatids move toward opposite poles as individual poles. |
| Telophase 2 and Cytokinesis | Nuclei form, chromosomes begin decondensing |
| Telophase 2 and Cytokinesis | Four daughter cells are genetically distinct from one another and from the parent cell. |