Name: DIWA, KYLA MARIE M.

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.