Dayle Galvan and Aly Espino

PAIRED ACTIVITY

PART A. Identifying the events of Meiosis

1. Make a table and characterize all the events happening on each phases.

Prophase I Metaphase I Anaphase I Telophase I

Nuclear Centromeres Centromeres Chromosomes
membrane lines-up in (tetrads) gets are now on
dissolves. metaphase separated into opposite sides,
Centrioles on plate, spindle dyads and is nuclear
opposite side fibers starts to pulled on envelope starts
form opposite sides. to form,
Cytokinesis may
occur,
chromosomes
coils again, 2
daughter cells

Prophase II Metaphase II Anaphase II Telophase II

Chromosomes Centromeres The dyads are Chromosomes
condense, the lives up within separated into arrive at the
spindle forms, the metaphase monads that got spindle polls;
and the nuclear plate and pulled into the spindle
envelope spindles are opposite slides. breaks down
disintegrates. formed and the nuclear
envelope
reforms

2. Identify/count the number of chromosomes on each phases of human (2n = 46)

G1 Phase
Chromosome #: 46
G2 Phase
Chromosome #: 46
Prophase
Chromosome #: 46
Metaphase
Chromosome #: 46
Anaphase
Chromosome #: 92
Telophase
Chromosome #: 92
Telophase after Cytokinesis
 Chromosome #: 46
PART B. Comparing Mitosis and Meiosis

1. Using the table below, complete the required information.

Mitosis
Nuclear division the result is the division of
duplicated copies of genome into
two
Synapsis/Crossing over also has prophase, but does not
ordinarily do pairing of two
homologous chromosomes
Resulting number of remains the same.
chromosomes
Meiosis
nuclear division occurs twice,
dividing the originally
single nucleus into four nuclei that
are genetically different from one
another.
is the pairing of two homologous
chromosomes that occurs
during meiosis
reduced by half.

Product -4 haploid cells. -2 diploid cells.

-The end product of meiosis is 4, 1n -The end product of mitosis is
cells. two, 2n cells.
Nature of products (same/not) same same
Function -creates makes everything other -creates sex cells only: female egg
than sex cells. cells or male sperm cells.
-growth and repair. -is the reduction of the ploidy
(number of chromosomes) of the
gametes from diploid (2n,
or two sets of 23 chromosomes) to
haploid (1n or one set of 23
chromosomes).

Using the table below, compare the events of mitosis with meiosis I/meiosis II Meiosis I compared to
Mitosis

Mitosis Meiosis I Mitosis Meiosis II

Prophase Prophase I Prophase Prophase II
Metaphase Metaphase I Metaphase Metaphase II
Anaphase Anaphase I Anaphase Anaphase II
Telophase Telophase I Telophase Telophase II

Mitosis: Meiosis II and Meiosis II

  Mitosis is a cell division in which the nucleus divides into two nuclei containing the same
number of chromosomes with an end result of two identical cells. In Meiosis 1 the homologous
chromosomes are separated while in Meiosis 2 the sister chromatids are separated.

Prophase: Prophase I and Prophase II

 The chromatin condensation occurs in Prophase resulting for the chromatin to be visible.
Prophase I is the he crossing over and recombination of genetic material between non
sister chromatids while in Prophase II the nuclear envelope breaks down and the spindle
apparatus forms.

Metaphase: Metaphase I and Metaphase II

 In Metaphase, the chromosomes become attached to the spindle fibers. In Metaphase I, the
homologous pairs of chromosomes line up on the metaphase plate while in Metaphase II,
Individual chromosomes line up on the metaphase plate.

Anaphase: Anaphase I and Anaphase II

 In Anaphase, the chromosomes move away from one another to opposite poles of the spindle.
In Anaphase I the two chromosomes (each with two chromatids) of each homologous pair
separate and move towards opposite poles while in Anaphase 2 the sister chromatids separate
and move as individual chromosomes toward the spindle polls.

Telophase: Telophase I and Telophase II

 Telophase is the final phase of cell division, between anaphase and interphase, in which the
chromatids or chromosomes move to opposite ends of the cell and two nuclei are formed. In
Telophase I the chromosomes arrive at the spindle polls while in Telophase II the chromosomes
arrive at the spindle polls; the spindle breaks down and the nuclear envelope reforms.