Question

During the pairing of chromosomes in meiosis, how many chromosomes come to lie side by side?

Answer 1

Meiosis II: Meiosis II follows the same division as mitosis, except that there are only half as many chromosomes. So the 23 chromatid pairs from the previous cells (or 46 chromatids in total) split equally, so each daughter gets 23 chromatids exactly, which correspond to 23 chromosomes.Meiosis differs in that; during metaphase the chromosomes lie side by side. Then in the anaphase there is no division of the chromatid. The whole chromosome is pulled to the one pole of the cell. The parent cells have 4N (92 chromosomes) and the daughter cells have 2N (46 chromosomes).