Is meiosis 1 diploid or haploid?

Meiosis I begins with a diploid cell, but finishes by producing 2 haploid cells whose chromosomes are STILL made of two chromatids. Meiosis II looks very much like mitosis of haploid cells, except the sister chromatids are not identical thanks to cross over events that took place back in Prophase I. read more

Haploid can by definition be when chromosomes have 2 chromatids joined at the centromere or just a single chromatid. Therefore the cell is haploid at the end of meiosis 1 and 2 because there is half the original chromosome number (diploid). read more

Meiosis is the type of cell division by which germ cells (eggs and sperm) are produced. Meiosis involves a reduction in the amount of genetic material. Meiosis comprises two successive nuclear divisions with only one round of DNA replication. Four stages can be described for each nuclear division. read more