AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -To put that another way, meiosis in humans is a division process that takes us from a diploid cell-one with two sets of chromosomes-to haploid cells-ones with a single set of chromosomes. In humans, the haploid cells made in meiosis are sperm and eggs.

Detailed explanation-2: -However, Meiosis I begins with one diploid parent cell and ends with two haploid daughter cells, halving the number of chromosomes in each cell. Meiosis II starts with two haploid parent cells and ends with four haploid daughter cells, maintaining the number of chromosomes in each cell.

Detailed explanation-3: -Haploid gametes are produced during meiosis, which is a type of cell division that reduces the number of chromosomes in a parent diploid cell by half. Some organisms, like algae, have haploid portions of their life cycle. Other organisms, like male ants, live as haploid organisms throughout their life cycle.

Detailed explanation-4: -Sexual reproduction requires that diploid organisms produce haploid cells that can fuse during fertilization to form diploid offspring. The process that results in haploid cells is called meiosis.

Detailed explanation-5: -Meiosis is a process where a single cell divides twice to produce four cells containing half the original amount of genetic information. These cells are our sex cells – sperm in males, eggs in females.