During which part of the cell cycle does meiosis take place?

The term MEIOSIS was coined by Farmer in 1905 .It takes place only in Reproductive cells during the formation of gametes. It is also called Reduction Division because, the chromosome number is reduced to haploid ( n) from diploid ( 2n). The cells in which meiosis takes place are termed meiocytes. read more

For females, by the time birth occurs, the eggs called primary oocyte are frozen in Prophase I. They start the meiosis I but are halted. This is right before the chromosomal reduction of meiosis occurs. When puberty hits, during each ovarian cycle, the primary oocyte undergoes meiosis I to become the secondary oocyte. read more