Like mitosis, meiosis is a form of eukaryotic ... termed the metaphase plate (Figure 2). As the new chromosomes reach the spindle during telophase I, the cytoplasm organizes itself and divides ...

With meiosis in a female, there is only one dividing cell at this point. As in telophase I, the cytoplasm of the cell will be concentrated in one of the two emerging cells. The resulting large ...

In mammals, the timing of meiosis differs greatly between males and females (Figure 2). Male germ cells, or spermatogonia, do not enter meiosis until after puberty. Even then, only limited numbers ...