Interphase | DNA replicates → Identical sister chromatids form |
| Meiosis I | Meiosis II (same as mitosis) |
Prophase | //Spindle forms Nuclear envelope disappears - Chromosomes shorten/thicken/condense - Form bivalents/tetrads - Crossing-over of homologous pairs | //Spindle forms //Nuclear envelope disappears |
Metaphase | //Spindle complete - Bivalents at equator - Join to spindle (fibres) via centromere | //Spindle complete - Chromosomes at equator |
Anaphase | //Cytokinesis begin Random segregation of homologues - Intact centromeres - Two chromatids on one chromosome | //Cytokinesis begins Random segregation of chromatids - Chromatids are pulled to opposite poles - Centromeres divide |
Telophase | //Spindle disappears //Nuclear envelope reforms - 2 haploid cells - Chromosomes still duplicated | //Spindle disappears //Nuclear envelope reforms - 4 haploid daughter cells |