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MEIOSIS
Cell Division
MEIOSIS
Cell Division
MEIOSIS
Cell Division
MEIOSIS
Transmission of traits from
Specific one generation to another
characteristic that generation by means of
varies from one genetic codes
individual to another
23 pairs of
2n homologous
chromosomes
Human gametes
n Fertilisation sperm
ovum
2n Zygote
Meiosis is the process of nuclear division
that reduces the number of chromosomes
in new cells to half the number of
chromosomes in the parent cell.
Pollen
Sperm
grains
& & Egg
Ovum cells
Meiosis produces
reproductive cells
(gametes)
Prophase I
Prophase I
Crossing over
Metaphase I
Anaphase I
Telophase I
Prophase II
metaphase II
anaphase II
Meiosis I Meiosis II
Meiosis I Meiosis II
Meiosis I Meiosis II
Mitosis Meiosis
Mitosis Meiosis