Chapter 10 - Steps of Meiosis II

Question 1

Prophase II

Answer 1

• spindle apparatus forms

- chromosomes move towards metaphase plant

Question 2

Metaphase II

Answer 2

• sister chromatids arranged at metaphase plate

- due to crossing over in meiosis I, two sister chromatids of each chromosome are no longer identical

Question 3

Anaphase II

Answer 3

• sister chromatids separate

- sister chromatids of each chromosome move as two newly individual chromosomes toward opposite poles

Question 4

Telophase II and Cytokinesis

Answer 4

• nuclei forms and chromosomes begin condensing
• end of meiosis -> 4 daughter cells each with haploid set of unduplicated chromosomes
• each daughter cell is genetically distinct from others and from the parent cell