CHROMOSOME

PROPHASE
The chromatin starts to coil

METAPHASE
Chromosomes line up

and condense to become

shorter and thicker now

equator (metaphase plate)

at

ANAPHASE
Sister chromatids separate

visible under light microscope.

Each replicated chromosome

NUCLEOLUS
AND NUCLEAR
MEMBRANE
SPINDLE FIBRE

Begin to form

long,

thin

chromatin threads again.

Reform

Starts shorten to separate

and
pull
the
sister
chromatids
to
poles of the cell

CENTRIOLES
CENTROMERE

have
separated
and
reached opposite poles.
They start to uncoil and
become

consists
of
two
sister
chromatids joined together at
centromere
Breakdown

TELOPHASE
Two sets of chromosome

Breakdown

opposite

Move to the opposite poles

The centromere of each

sister
chromatids
attached to the spindle

fibre.
At
the

end

of

metaphase,
each
centromere divides into
two
CYTOKINESIS

Begins at the end of telophase

PRODUCT

Each chromatid are now a

daughter chromosome

EVENTS THAT OCCUR IN EACH STAGE OF MITOSIS

CHROMOSOME

PROPHASE I
The chromatin starts to coil and condense

METAPHASE I
Chromosomes line up

to become shorter and thicker now visible

equator (metaphase plate)

Random assortment I occur

under light microscope.

Each replicated chromosome consists of two

sister
chromatids joined together at
centromere
Synapsis occur homologous maternal and

at

where the homologous pairs

of chromosomes randomly
arranged
themselves
at

ANAPHASE I
Homologous
pairs
of
chromosomes separate and
move to opposite poles
Chromosome
number
halved

metaphase plate.

maternal chromosome pairing up forming

TELOPHASE I
Chromosome
have
separated

is

and

reached
opposite
poles.
They start to uncoil
and become long, thin
chromatin
again.

threads

bivalents
Crossing over occur the exchange of
segments of genetic material between nonsister chromatids within a pair of

NUCLEOLUS
AND NUCLEAR
MEMBRANE
SPINDLE FIBRE
CENTRIOLES
CENTROMERE

homologous chromosomes. Sites where c/o

occur is known as chiasmata.
Breakdown

Begin to form
Move to the opposite poles

Reform

Breakdown

CYTOKINESIS

Begins at the end of

PRODUCT

telophase
Two haploid cells are
formed

EVENTS THAT OCCUR IN EACH STAGE OF MEIOSIS I

CHROMOSOME

PROPHASE I
The chromatin starts to coil and

METAPHASE I
Chromosomes line up at equator

condense to become shorter and

(metaphase plate)
Random assortment

thicker now visible under light

microscope.
Each replicated chromosome consists
of two sister

chromatids joined

ANAPHASE I
Sister chormatids separate

have separated and

II

occur

where the homologous pairs of

chromosomes randomly arranged

themselves at metaphase plate.

MEMBRANE
SPINDLE FIBRE

chromatin
again.
Reform

Breakdown

Begin to form

reached
opposite
poles.
They start to uncoil
and become long, thin

together at centromere
NUCLEOLUS
AND NUCLEAR

TELOPHASE I
Sister
chromatids

Spindle fibre shorten to

threads

Breakdown

pull and separate the sister

chromatids to opposite
poles
CENTRIOLES
CENTROMERE

Move to the opposite poles

CYTOKINESIS

Begins at the end of

telophase
Four haploid cells are
formed

PRODUCT

EVENTS THAT OCCUR IN EACH STAGE OF MEIOSIS II