In sexual reproduction, meiosis takes place to form haploid gametes from a diploid cell.
(a)[2]
Explain what the terms haploid and diploid mean.
(b)[4]
Describe the behaviour of chromosomes through the main stages of meiosis I in animal cells: prophase I, metaphase I, anaphase I and telophase I.
(c)[1]
The formation of haploid gametes by meiosis also includes division of the cytoplasm. State the term used for this division of the cytoplasm.
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