REPORT IN BIOTECHNOLOGY

MEIOSIS
Prophase I and Metaphase I

Submitted by: Kana Lou Cassandra Besana III Dalton

Submitted to: Mrs. Mary Ann Fantilanan Teacher

REPORT IN BIOTECHNOLOGY
MEIOSIS I
Prophase I and Metaphase I
Prophase 1 Chromosomes start to coil and shorten The nuclear envelop disintegrates. Homologous chromosomes pair by a process called synapsis. Exchange of genetic material (crossing-over) may occur between homologous chromosomes when the chromatids are broken.

In prophase I the chromosomes become visible. However, unlike prophase of mitosis, the two chromosomes combine or synapse to form tetrads. Tetrads are also known as bivalents because they contain two pairs of chromosomes. At this point the chromosomes cross over at points called chiasmata. Crossing over allows the chromosomes to exchange genetic material, allowing for more different combinations of genetic material. As in the prophase of mitosis the nuclear envelope disperses, the spindle moves into the center, and the tetrads become connected to the spindle fibers by kinetochores.

Metaphase 1 The paired homologous chromosome align at the metaphase plate The chromosomes in pair are attached to spindle fibers.

In metaphase I the tetrads are again arranged across the center by the movements of the kinetochores with the two centromeres ( a structure in a chromosome that holds together the two chromatids) opposite each other, but this time the sister chromatids will not be pulled apart as in mitosis.
Reporter: Kana Lou Cassandra Besana

III - Dalton