AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Meiosis begins with a parent cell that is diploid, meaning it has two copies of each chromosome. The parent cell undergoes one round of DNA replication followed by two separate cycles of nuclear division.

Detailed explanation-2: -It should be noted that germ cells also begin with 46 chromosomes, or 23 pairs of homologues, making them diploid. After replication of the chromosomes, there are 46 chromosomes (92 chromatids) present in the germ cells. 2. Meiosis I: Meiosis I is the first division, the reduction division, of meiosis.

Detailed explanation-3: -At the beginning of meiosis I, a human cell contains 46 chromosomes, or 92 chromatids (the same number as during mitosis). Meiosis I proceeds through the following phases: Prophase I: Prophase I is similar in some ways to prophase in mitosis.

Detailed explanation-4: -Meiosis begins with a single diploid cell and ends in forming four haploid cells. Meiosis begins with a diploid (2n) parent cell, splitting into four haploids (n) cells. Haploid gametes from two separate individuals combine to form a diploid zygote in sexual reproduction.

Detailed explanation-5: -A diploid cell has two complete sets of chromosomes. Most cells in humans are diploid, comprising 23 chromosome pairs, so 46 chromosomes in total. This is 22 pairs of autosomes and a pair of sex chromosomes.