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| Title: | Web Tutorial 12.1 Meiosis |
| Caption: | In meiosis, one diploid parent cell divides into four genetically unique haploid cells. Meiosis reduces the number of chromosome sets by half and results in a great deal of genetic diversity. These characteristics distinguish it from mitosis, in which nuclear division produces two daughter nuclei that are genetically identical to the parent. In this tutorial, you'll observe the events of meiosis and compare how they differ from those of mitosis. |
| Keywords: | anaphase I, anaphase II, centromere, chiasma, chromatid, diploid, haploid, homologs, homologous chromosomes, meiosis, meiosis I, meiosis II, metaphase I, metaphase II, mitosis, prophase I, prophase II, synapsis, telophase I, telophase II, tetrad |