AP BIOLOGY

CELL DIVISION

MEIOSIS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
In which phase of meiosis does one cell divide into two?
A
Telophase II/Cytokinesis
B
Anaphase II
C
Telophase I/Cytokinesis
D
Prophase II
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -During telophase I, the chromosomes are enclosed in nuclei. The cell now undergoes a process called cytokinesis that divides the cytoplasm of the original cell into two daughter cells.

Detailed explanation-2: -In telophase II, nuclear membranes form around each set of chromosomes, and the chromosomes decondense. Cytokinesis splits the chromosome sets into new cells, forming the final products of meiosis: four haploid cells in which each chromosome has just one chromatid.

Detailed explanation-3: -Telophase I is that phase when the chromosomes have finished moving to opposite ends of the cell. This will then be followed by cytokinesis producing two daughter cells.

Detailed explanation-4: -The complete movement and separation of sister chromosomes mark the telophase II. This will then be followed by cytokinesis, wherein each of the two cells produced from meiosis I will give rise to two daughter cells, resulting in a total of four genetically dissimilar haploid cells.

Detailed explanation-5: -At the end of telophase I and the process of cytokinesis when the cell divides, each cell will have half the chromosomes of the parent cell. The genetic material does not duplicate again, and the cell moves into meiosis II.

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