Why does a diploid mother cell that undergoes meiosis produc

Why does a diploid mother cell that undergoes meiosis produce four haploid cells? Explain what happens during meiosis (i.e. what events take place during meiosis) that helps achieve this goal (four haploid cells).

Solution

To maintain the stability in chromosome number, diploid mother cell that undergoes meiosis produces four haploid cells

Meiosis includes two phases, which are Meiosis I and Meiosis II. (The meiosis classified as divisons for our ...)

Each phase includes, Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase and Telophase.

Meiosis I - The major event is Chromosomal segregation. As the presence of chromosomal segregation, in this phase the chromosome number reduced to half of the original number.

Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase and Telophases of Meiosis I are ended with I.

Prophase I : includes the following sub stages.

Leptotene - thin threads : Boutique stage

Zygotene - mating threads : bivalent or tetrad chromosomes.

Pachytene - thick threads : chiasmata can observe

Diplotene - two threads : homologous chromosomes separate from one another a little.

Diakinesis - moving threads : chiasmata clearly visible

Metaphase I : Homologous pairs move together along the metaphase plate

Anaphase I :  homologous chromosomes moves to opposite poles.

Telophase I : chromosomes arrive at the poles.

Meiosis II - The major event is Chromatid segregation. As the presence of chromatid segregation, in this phase the chromosome number maintained to half of the original number.

Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase and Telophases of Meiosis II are ended with II.

Prophase II :  shortening and thickening of the chromatids

Metaphase II : Chromatids move together along the metaphase plate

Anaphase II : Chromatid moves to opposite poles.

Telophases II : Chromatid arrive at the poles.