What Is Meiosis?
4. Anaphase I
Anaphase I is the name that is given to the next step in the process. As already mentioned, the fibers of the meiotic spindle have already attached themselves firmly to each of the chromosomes.
The meiotic spindles will then pull on each of the chromosome pairs. This will pull the pair of chromosomes away from each other breaking the link in the center of each. We are now left with two separate chromosomes, each with chromatids that were shared from each other. This latter part of the process is what differentiates meiosis from mitosis, which is the process responsible for reproducing other types of cell.
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