In the first week of the second semester, Mr. Wan's biology class learned about Meiosis. At first this subject was slightly confusing, but after a little bit of studying I began to understand it. Like mitosis, meiosis begins with one diploid cell. However, meiosis results in 4 genetically different cells while mitosis results in 2 identical cells. Because meiosis creates 4 haploids, these daughter cells only have half the amount of chromosomes their parent cell has. These sex cells known as gametes are necessary for sexual reproduction in eukaryotes. Female gametes are called eggs and male gametes are called sperm. When two gamete cells fuse together in the process of fertilization, a zygote is formed which then divides to produce offspring.
-Tyler Giddens #bloggin
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Diagram of Meiosis |
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