Meiosis - Molecular Biology of the Cell

Meiosis - Molecular Biology of the Cell meiosis Meiosis is a type of cell division that reduces the number of chromosomes in the parent cell by half and produces four gamete cells meiosis Meiosis is the specialized type of cell division by which sexual organisms produce gametes In most organisms, meiosis produces haploid gametes from diploid

meiosis In humans, special cells called germ cells undergo meiosis and ultimately give rise to sperm or eggs Germ cells contain a complete set of 46

meiosis At puberty, female sex hormones release the egg cells from prophase I arrest, and meiosis II begins Subsequently, egg cells arrested in metaphase II are : Meiosis II Meiosis II entails cell division and segregation of the sister chromatids, resulting in the production of four unique haploid gametes The