meiosis 1
reductional division
meiosis 2
equational division
interphase
same as mitosis: dna replication, organelle replication, prep atp
prophase 1
synapsis - homologous chroms form bivalents
crossing over at chiasma: exchange of genetic material → non-identical sister chromatids, recombinant chromatids
metaphase 1
bivalents align at metaphase plate
random orientation / independent assortment occurs
anaphase 1
homologous chroms separate, pulled by kinetochore spindle fibres to opposite poles of the cell
bivalents are split
polar spindle fibres slide past e/o → elongate cell
telophase 1
new nuclei (now haploid) form
chromosomes decondense
cleavage furrow forms, cells divide
prophase 2
same as mitosis — chroms condense, microtubules form/ spindle fibres
no crossing over
centrioles moves to opposing poles: perpendicular to direction in meiosis 1
metaphase 2
independent assortment
chroms align at metaphase plate
anaphase 2
spindle fibres contract → centromere splits → sister chromatids / chromosomes split/ separate
move to opposite poles
form daughter chromosomes
polar spindle fibres elongate → elongate cell
telophase 2
same as mitosis: nuclear membrane reforms, chroms decondense
cytokinesis begins
end result: 4 haploid gametes that are genetically different
mitosis vs meiosis
meiosis prophase 1: crossing over, bivalents
metaphase 1: chroms align vs bivalents align
anaphase 1: chroms (sister chromatids) separate & centromeres divide vs homologous chroms separate (sister chromatids don’t, centromeres don’t)
end: 2 diploid vs 4 haploid daughter cells
genetic variation
prophase 1: bivalents, crossing over → recombinant chromosomes
metaphase 1 & 2: independent assortment of bivalents or chromosomes
non-disjunction
when chroms fail to separate at either anaphase 1 or 2
can cause down syndrome, other syndromes (klinefelter, turner)
anaphase 1: homologous chroms don’t separate properly
anaphase 2: sister chromatids