AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Meiosis is a type of cell division in which the number of chromosomes is reduced by half. It occurs only in certain special cells of an organism. In mammals, Meiosis occurs only in gamete producing cells within the gonads.

Detailed explanation-2: -Sex cells are formed through a particular kind of cell division called meiosis. Unlike in normal cell division (mitosis), the genetic material of the original (parent) cell is divided up twice.

Detailed explanation-3: -By contrast, the autosomes appear to undergo reductional division in meiosis I [35]. In meiosis II, the autosomal sister chromatids separate, as in standard meiosis, but the X and Y chromosomes are separate and associated with opposite spindle poles from metaphase II through anaphase II [35].

Detailed explanation-4: -During meiosis the male XY sex-chromosome pair separates and passes on an X or a Y to separate gametes; the result is that one-half of the gametes (sperm) that are formed contains the X chromosome and the other half contains the Y chromosome.

Detailed explanation-5: -The four daughter cells will be haploid, or containing half the number of chromosomes as the parent cell. The difference between the two processes is that mitosis occurs in non-reproductive cells, or somatic cells, and meiosis occurs in the cells that participate in sexual reproduction, or germ cells.