What happens first in meiosis in female sex cells?

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David Drayer
Aug 27, 2016

The first meiosis results in two identical cells each with 46 chromosomes, really no different from mitosis.

Explanation:

The first meiosis begins with the duplication of the DNA. Then the DNA is divided between two daughter cells randomly. Each cell has 23 paris or 46 strands of DNA. This first Meiosis (I) is the same as Mitosis.

The second meiosis begins with the two daughter cells without any duplication of the DNA. The two cells divide into four half cells. Each egg or sex cell is a haploid, containing only 23 single strands of DNA.

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