Difference between revisions of "Meiosis"

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Meiosis is the process of asexual reproduction where a parent cell produces four haploid daughter cells known as gametes that are all genetically unique.

Noun: Meiosis

Adjective: Meiotic

Meiotic cell division results in the production of 4 daughter cells which are all genetically different to each other.

During meiotic cell division the nucleus divides into two separate diploid nuclei before dividing a second time to produce 4 haploid nuclei.

The four daughter cells are called haploid cells because they contain half the number chromosomes needed to grow a new organism.


A diagram showing the chromosomes during the process of meiosis.

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 ===About Meiosis===
 : [[Meiosis]] is how [[multicellular]] [[organism]]s (including [[human]]s) produce [[gamete]]s for [[Sexual Reproduction|sexual reproduction]].
-: The 4 daughter [[Cell (Biology)|cells]] are all [[genetically]] different to one another.
+: '''Meiotic [[Cell Division|cell division]]''' results in the production of 4 daughter [[Cell (Biology)|cells]] which are all [[genetically]] different to each other.
-: During [[meiosis]] the [[Cell Nucleus|nucleus]] divides into two separate [[diploid]] [[Cell Nucleus|nuclei]] before dividing a second time to produce 4 [[haploid]] [[Cell Nucleus|nuclei]].
+: During '''meiotic [[Cell Division|cell division]]''' the [[Cell Nucleus|nucleus]] divides into two separate [[diploid]] [[Cell Nucleus|nuclei]] before dividing a second time to produce 4 [[haploid]] [[Cell Nucleus|nuclei]].
 : The four daughter [[Cell (Biology)|cells]] are called [[haploid]] [[Cell (Biology)|cells]] because they contain half the number [[chromosome]]s needed to grow a new [[organism]].
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