Meiosis Tutorial
Problem 6: Haploid cells
The stage of meiosis where cells become haploid.
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anaphase I |
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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
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