Meiosis

This pathway examines how the process of meiosis in a eukaryotic cell results in 4 genetically distinct, haploid cells. It also explores the consequences of errors during meiosis and provides a comparison of mitosis and meiosis.

Topics

2n
2n + 1
2n − 1
allele
anaphase
anaphase I
anaphase II
aneuploidy
animal cell
cell division
cell
cell growth
centromere
centrosome
chromatid
chromosome
chromosome number
cleavage furrow
condensed chromosome
contractile ring
crossing over
cytokinesis
cytoplasmic division
decondensed chromosome
deoxyribonucleic acid
diploid
division of the cytoplasm
Down syndrome
DNA
DNA replication
Edwards syndrome
eukaryote
fertilization
genetically distinct
gene
genetically identical
gamete
genetic variation
germ cell
haploid
homologous chromosomes
homologs
independent assortment
interphase
karyogram
karyotype
kinetochore
loci
locus
map distance
map unit
mitosis
meiosis
meiosis I
meiosis II
meiotic division
meiotic spindle
metaphase
metaphase I
metaphase II
metaphase plate
microtubule
monosomic
monosomy
mutant allele
n
n + 1
n − 1
nondisjunction
non-sister chromatids
nuclear division
nuclear envelope
nucleus
organelle duplication
parental chromatid
parental type
prophase
prophase I
prophase II
reciprocal exchange
recombinant chromatid
recombinant type
recombination
recombination frequency
RF
replicated chromosome
reproductive cell
segregation of chromosomes
sexual life cycle
sexual reproduction
sister chromatids
somatic cell
sordaria fimicola
spindle
spindle pole
strain
synapse
synapsis
synapsed homologs
telophase I
telophase II
trisomic
trisomy 21
unreplicated chromosome
wild-type allele
zygote