1. Meiosis
• What does this
picture tell us
about meiosis?
• How is the
purpose of
meiosis different
from the purpose
of mitosis?
2. Why is meiosis necessary?
Why can’t mitosis be the cell division process that
runs sexual reproduction?
What would happen to the chromosome number
from one generation to the next?
46
92
184
368
736
1472
3. In sexual reproduction, meiosis and
fertilization are complementary processes;
Meiosis produces the haploid chromosome
number (n) and…
Fertilization restores the diploid (2n)
chromosome number in the zygote.
Meiosis is often called ‘Reduction Division’
since the process reduces the number of
chromosomes in half (2n n)
(Mitosis would be 2n 2n or n n)
4. Meiosis involves two divisions
Each division includes prophase,
metaphase, anaphase, and telophase.
A Roman Numeral is added to each phase.
Prophase I Metaphase I Anaphase I
Telophase I …
Interphase (no DNA replication) …
Prophase II Metaphase II
Anaphase II Telophase II
9. Telophase I
Two cells form – each cell is haploid but
each chromosome is in replicated form.
10. Interphase
(INterkinesis)
DNA is in chromatin form.
No DNA replication occurs!
Why?
because each cell contains
chromosomes already in
replicated form – no need to
copy…
11. Prophase II
Each cell is haploid with chromosomes in
replicated form.
note the
Crossing over…