What is the order of the stages of meiosis?

Homologue pairs separate during a first round of cell division, called meiosis I. Sister chromatids separate during a second round, called meiosis II. Since cell division occurs twice during meiosis, one starting cell can produce four gametes (eggs or sperm). read more

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Anaphase is a crucial stage in meiosis 1, because it reduces the number of chromosomes. Tearing on the joints of the chiasmus, homologous chromosomes separate and whole chromosomes go to opposite poles of the cell. Which chromosome go to the half cell is pure coincidence. read more

The stages of meiosis 1 and 2 are as follows: prophase I, metaphase I, anaphase I, telophase I, cytokinesis, prophase II, metaphase II, anaphase II, telophase II and cytokinesis again. There are two steps of cytokinesis during meiosis, because the cell must divide twice in order to end up with gametes that have only one set of chromosomes. read more