Meiosis II is...

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Meiosis II is...

Meiosis II is the division where sister chromatids separate, producing four haploid gametes. After meiosis I, the cells are haploid with duplicated chromosomes; meiosis II splits those sister chromatids so each daughter cell gets just one chromatid per chromosome, resulting in four haploid gametes. Crossing over happens during prophase I, not meiosis II, and is specific to meiosis; it does not occur in all cells. The first division of meiosis separates homologous chromosomes (not sister chromatids), and identical diploid cells are produced by mitosis, not meiosis.

Meiosis II is the division where sister chromatids separate, producing four haploid gametes. After meiosis I, the cells are haploid with duplicated chromosomes; meiosis II splits those sister chromatids so each daughter cell gets just one chromatid per chromosome, resulting in four haploid gametes. Crossing over happens during prophase I, not meiosis II, and is specific to meiosis; it does not occur in all cells. The first division of meiosis separates homologous chromosomes (not sister chromatids), and identical diploid cells are produced by mitosis, not meiosis.

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