Meosis Vocabulary

The chromatin of a diploid cell coils to form an X shape. The nucleus dissolves.

Homologous chromosomes line up at the center of the cell.

Homologous chromosomes are pulled apart by spindle fibers

Two new nuclei form in each cell. The cytoplasm splits, cells officially become haploid in this stage.

In a haploid cell, the chromatin coils to form X shaped chromosomes. The nuclei dissolve.

Single chromosomes line up in the center of the cell.

Single chromosomes are separated into sister chromatids by spindle fibers.

Chromatids dissolve back into chromatin, and the nucleus reforms.

The cytoplasm forms a cleavage furrow and separates the cell.