what are the two cell divisions of meiosis called
Meiosis consists of two cell divisions, called meiosis I and meiosis II. The two divisions occur consecutively but differ sharply. o During meiosis I, the homologs in each chromosome pair separate from each other. One homolog goes to one daughter cell; the other homolog goes to the other daughter cell. o The end result of meiosis I is that each of the two daughter cells has one of each type of chromosome instead of two, and thus half as many chromosomes as the parent cell had. o The diploid ( 2n ) parent cell produces two haploid ( n ) daughter cells. Each chromosome still consists of two sister chromatids, however- meaning that chromosomes are still replicated. o During meiosis II, sister chromatids from each chromosome separate.