Name: DE LARA, IRISH LEANNE F.

Date: SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Year & Section: BSP1I-1 Group No: 4 Rating:

EXERCISE NO. 7
MITOSIS AND MEIOSIS

V. Results and Observations

MICROSCOPIC OBSERVATION DURING MITOSIS

VI. Conclusion
➔ During meiosis, interphase and homologous chromosomes are present. The number
of chromosomes that are present in meiosis are reduced in half and produce four
haploid cells. Moreover, it also produces genetic variation by way of the process of
recombination. In the pictures seen above, the chromatin during prophase is visible
because of its thick strands. In metaphase, it is seen that the cell is ready to divide
since the alignment of its chromosomes is along the cell’s equatorial plate. In
anaphase, the chromosomes are segregated and the chromatids separate and lastly,
telophase begins once the replicated, paired chromosomes have been separated and
pulled to opposite sides, or poles of the cell.

VII. Questions:

1. Discuss the distinguishable features of the four stages of mitosis.

➔ Prophase is distinguished by the fact that the chromosomes condense and become
more visible. The chromosomes are aligned up and appear in the middle of the cell
during metaphase. The centromeres join and the sister chromatids separate during
anaphase. Finally, during telophase, the chromosomes of each individual chromatid
uncoil.

2. Discuss the different stages in meiosis?

➔ Prophase I and II, metaphase I and II, anaphase I and II, and telophase I and II are the
different stages of meiosis. During prophase I, the nuclear envelope disperses, the
chromosomes coil up, and fragments exchange via a process known as crossing over.
During prophase II, the chromosomes coil up and their two strands become more
visible. During metaphase I, the chromosomes align at the center of the cell and are
attached to the spindle fibers, whereas in metaphase II, the spindle fibers form and the
chromatids align along the cell's equator. This happens during the anaphase I stage,
when homologous chromosomes separate and move to opposite poles of the cell.
Sister chromatids separate and migrate to opposite poles during anaphase II. Finally,
there are the telophases I and II. The chromosomes revert back and the nuclear
envelope reforms during telophase I, whereas chromatids reach the pole and uncoil
into thin thread-like chromatin during telophase II.