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  2. Meiosis - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 19 December 2024. Cell division producing haploid gametes For the figure of speech, see Meiosis (figure of speech). For the process whereby cell nuclei divide to produce two copies of themselves, see Mitosis. For excessive constriction of the pupils, see Miosis. For the parasitic infestation, see Myiasis ...

  3. Cell division - Wikipedia

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    Meiosis undergoes two divisions resulting in four haploid daughter cells. Homologous chromosomes are separated in the first division of meiosis, such that each daughter cell has one copy of each chromosome. These chromosomes have already been replicated and have two sister chromatids which are then separated during the second division of ...

  4. Origin and function of meiosis - Wikipedia

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    Meiosis generates genetic variation in the diploid cell, in part by the exchange of genetic information between the pairs of chromosomes after they align (recombination). Thus, on this view, [28] an advantage of meiosis is that it facilitates the generation of genomic diversity among progeny, allowing adaptation to adverse changes in the ...

  5. File:Meiosis Stages.svg - Wikipedia

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    This image has been assessed under the valued image criteria and is considered the most valued image on Commons within the scope: Biology diagrams, Biology diagrams, and Meiosis. You can see its nomination here .

  6. Human embryonic development - Wikipedia

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    Human embryonic development or human embryogenesis is the development and formation of the human embryo.It is characterised by the processes of cell division and cellular differentiation of the embryo that occurs during the early stages of development.

  7. Sexual reproduction - Wikipedia

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    In the first stage of sexual reproduction, meiosis, the number of chromosomes is reduced from a diploid number (2n) to a haploid number (n). During fertilisation, haploid gametes come together to form a diploid zygote, and the original number of chromosomes is restored.

  8. Pachytene - Wikipedia

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    Homologous recombination is the principal mechanism of DNA repair acting during meiosis. From the leptotene to early pachytene stages of meiosis exogenous damage triggered the massive presence of gamma H2AX (which forms when DNA double-strand breaks appear), H2AX was present throughout the nucleus, and this was associated with DNA repair ...

  9. Biological life cycle - Wikipedia

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    In biology, a biological life cycle (or just life cycle when the biological context is clear) is a series of stages of the life of an organism, that begins as a zygote, often in an egg, and concludes as an adult that reproduces, producing an offspring in the form of a new zygote which then itself goes through the same series of stages, the ...