Phases of meiosis

Discovery Science: Earth – Cells – Meiosis

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Earth Science: Cells – Meiosis Meiosis is a process in eukaryotic organisms that divides the nucleus and cell and reduces a diploid chromosome set with two sets of chromosomes to a haploid set with only one set of chromosomes. In the more complex plants and animals, this process occurs when sperm and egg cells mature. … Read more

Discovery Science: Earth – Evolution – Mitosis: Replication Of Cells

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Earth Science: Biology – Evolution – Mitosis: Replication Of Cells Multicellular organisms consist of a very large number of cells, but they always grow from one single cell, normally a fertilized egg. Before eukaryotic cells can replicate, their nuclei must be divided. This is what mitosis does. The genetic in- formation of the cell is … Read more