The Biology Project: Cell Biology

Meiosis Tutorial

Problem 6: Haploid cells

The stage of meiosis where cells become haploid.

C. anaphase I
Correct.
Separation of homologous pairs occurs at anaphase I. Even though each chromosome has two chromatids, the total number of chromosomes is 23 for humans after anaphase I of meiosis I. Recall that the number of chromosomes is determined by the number of centromeres.


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