Reflection

In this quarter, one of the topics that we had discussed is about cell division and

cell cycle. In my opinion, the cell division is the process in which the parent cell divides

into two or more daughter cells. And also, the cell division has two types of division:

Mitosis and Meiosis. The first thing that we discussed is about Mitosis. In mitosis, the

interphase has the G1, G2, S and the M-Phase which are the prophase, metaphase,

anaphase, and lastly telophase. The first phase is the prophase, in which the nuclear

membrane or nuclear envelope starts to disappear and the chromosomes are

condensing which means that they are thickening and visible. The next phase is the

metaphase, which in this stage, the chromosomes line up in the middle or shall I say the

metaphase plate. The next one is the anaphase which means that the chromosomes are

moving away from opposite poles of the cell or in other terms, the sister chromatids

separated. And lastly, the telophase which is the last phase in mitosis. Here, the new

nuclear membranes are forming in each cell, nucleolus is reappearing, centrioles are

replicated, cytokinesis is nearly complete and cleavage furrow deepens and the cell

finally divides into two. So the next topic that we had discussed is about Meiosis. This

type of division is a bit similar to mitosis because of the phases, but there are some

differences in this two. In meiosis, there are two divisions: miosis 1 and miosis 2. In miosis

1, the prophase is the only difference between the two divisions because it has 5 stages

which are the leptotene, zygotene, pachytene, diplotene and diakinesis. In miosis 2,

usually involves equational separation of sister chromatids. Mechanically, the process is

similar to mitosis, though its genetic results are fundamentally different. This is the end

of my reflection.