Question

The cells illustrations below represent different stages of meiosis. In which order would these stages

occur?

Answer 1

1,2,4,5,6,3

Step-by-step explanation:

Meiosis involves two rounds of cell division to create 4 haploid cells, therefore, we know that 3 must be the final stage.

Meiosis starts with a diploid cell following DNA replication. Therefore, stage 1 is the first.

Homologous chromosomes align (as shown in stage 2). Then, the chromosomes are separated to opposite poles of the cell (4) and two new cells start to form, before the cell divides (5).

Then, the chromosomes in these two cells align at the centre of the cells (6), and the sister chromatids are pulled apart to create four haploid cells (3)